ILLUSTRATED   SOUVENIR 

of  the 

ARCHDIOCESE  of  CHICAGO 


Commemorating  the  Installation  of  the 
Most  Reverend  Archbishop  George  W.  Mundelein,  D.  D. 

February  9,  1916 


R.  H.  FLEMING  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
CHICAGO 


Resume  of  the  History  of  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago 


THE  history  of  Catholicity  and  the 
marvelous  growth  of  the  great  North- 
west have  kept  pace  in  the  annals  of 
time.  More  than  two  centuries  ago  the  re- 
gion between  the  Mississippi  and  the  Kas- 
kaskia  rivers  was  dotted  with  strong  Cath- 
olic settlements.  The  landing  of  Father 
Marquette  is  an  important  landmark  in  the 
affairs  of  the  country  of  the  Tllini.  His 
work  among  the  Indians  stands  out  pre- 
eminent and  is  a  glory  to  the  Catholic 
Church.  The  work  of  the  various  mission- 
aries in  the  region  of  Chicago  found  its 
highest  culmination  in  the  establishment  of 
the  Diocese  of  Chicago. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Provincial  Council 
in  Baltimore  in  1843  a  decree  for  the  for- 
mation of  a  number  of  new  sees  was 
passed ;  that  of  Chicago  being  among  those 
considered.  In  February  of  the  ensuing 
year  the  Holy  See  acted  upon  this  advice, 
and  the  Eeverend  William  Quarter  wras 
consecrated  Bishop  of  Chicago  on  March 
10,  1844,  in  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral,  Xew 
York. 

The  first  Bishop  of  Chicago  was  born  in 
Killurrine,  Kings  County,  Ireland,  on  Jan- 
uary 21,  1806.  On  April  10,  1822,  young 
William  Quarter  left  his  native  land  to  en- 
counter the  difficulties  and  hardships  of 
life  in  a  new  country.  After  his  arrival  in 
America  he  entered  the  theological  school 
at  Mount  St.  Mary's  in  Emmitsburg,  Md. 
His  progress  in  study  was  remarkable,  and 
in  September  of  the  year  1829  he  was  or- 
dained to  the  priesthood  by  a  special  dis- 
pensation, as  he  was  less  than  twenty-three 
years  of  age.  His  first  appointment  was 
as  assistant  to  the  pastor  of  St.  Peter's 
Church,  New  York. 

On  May  5,  1844,  a  memorable  date  to 
the  Catholics  of  Chicago,  Bishop  Quarter 
became  its  first  Bishop.  St.  Mary's 
Church,  which  was  to  be  the  Cathedral, 
was  in  an  unfinished  state,  and  on  the 
morning  of  his  arrival  the  Bishop  cele- 
brated Mass  in  a  frame  structure  in  the 
back  of  the  episcopal  residence  on  the  cor- 
ner of  Wabash  Avenue  and  Madison  Street. 
He  found  onlv  two  priests  in  the  new  dio- 
cese. Father  De  St.  Palais,  a  Frenchman, 
and  Father  Fischer,  a  German,  who  were 
ministering  to  the  spiritual  needs  of  the 
people.  One  of  the  Bishop's  first  acts  was 


the  founding  of  a  college,  which  was  des- 
tined to  become  the  seed  from  which 
sprang  the  University  of  St.  Mary  of  the 
I  <ake.  Tn  less  than  a  month  after  his  com- 
ing Bishop  Quarter  was  enabled  to  open 
its  doors  with  six  students  enrolled.  The 
first  sacrament  of  confirmation  in  Chicago 
was  administered  to  175  souls  in  the  Ca- 
thedral of  St.  Mary's  by  Bishop  Quarter 
on  October  6,  1844. 

Perceiving  the  necessity  of  finishing  the 
Cathedral  the  Bishop  not  only  made  ap- 
peal to  the  Catholics  of  Chicago,  but  set 
out  on  a  mission  to  the  East  to  accumulate 
funds  for  that  purpose.  The  first  Sunday 
in  October  witnessed  the  consecration  of 
St.  Mary's  Cathedral.  At  the  earnest  soli- 
citation of  his  brother,  the  Reverend  Fa- 
ther Quarter,  the  Bishop  gave  consent  for 
the  building  of  a  church  on  the  West  Side, 
which  was  being  rapidly  settled  by  a  grow- 
ing population.  It  was  thus  St.  Patrick's 
Church  was  founded. 

The  urgent  demand  for  facilities  for  fur- 
thering the  educational  interests  for  the 
female  youth  of  the  diocese  induced  Bishop 
Quarter  to  apply  to  Bishop  O'Connor,  of 
Pittsburgh,  for  a  branch  of  the  Order  of 
Sisters  of  Mercy.  His  prayer  was  granted, 
and  soon  the  Sisters  under  Mother  Mary 
Agatha  O'Brien  were  established  in  a  new 
field  of  usefulness. 

For  four  years  Bishop  Quarter  worked 
with  indefatigable  zeal  and  dauntless 
energy  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  newT  dio- 
cese, but  on  April  30,  1848,  the  young  com- 
munity was  visited  by  an  overwhelming 
calamity  in  the  death  of  its  beloved  leader. 

Bishop  Quarter  was  succeeded  by  the 
Right  Reverend  James  Oliver  Van  De 
Velde,  I).  D.,  who  ably  supplemented  the 
efforts  of  his  noble  predecessor. 

On  April  !>,  1795,  James  Van  De  Velde 
was  born  in  Belgium,  near  Termonde.  A 
French  clergyman  supervised  his  early  in- 
struction. Tn  1817  a  renowned  missionary 
from  Kentucky  visited  the  various  semi- 
naries in  Belgium,  among  others  that  of 
Mechlin,  where  James  Oliver  Van  de  Velde 
held  a  professorship.  His  purpose  was  to 
arouse  interest  in  the  missionary  work  of 
America.  Young  Van  De  Velde  listened  to 
these  enthusiastic  accounts  and  offered  his 
services  in  behalf  of  his  fellow  beings  on  the 


new  continent.  Feeling  himself  called  to  a 
religious  life,  lie  identified  himself  with  the 
Society  of  Jesus,  and  on  September  25, 
1X27,  ho  was  ordained  in  the  Cathedral  at 
Baltimore.  For  a  period  of  four  years  he 
was  Chaplain  to  the  Visitation  Convent  at 
Georgetown.  The  Held  of  Father  Van  De 
Velde's  activity  was  transferred  to  the 
West  in  1831;  he  assumed  the  vice-presi- 
dency of  the  University  of  St.  Louis,  and 
in  1840  he  became  its  president. 

Upon  the  recommendation  of  the  Bish- 
ops of  the  United  States,  this  highly  es- 
teemed and  talented  priest  was  appointed 
to  succeed  Bishop  Quarter  in  the  adminis- 
tration of  the  diocese  of  Chicago.  On  De- 
cember 11, 1848,  he  received  Episcopal  con- 
secration in  the  church  of  St.  Francis 
Xavier  in  St.  Louis. 

Among  Bishop  Van  De  Velde's  first  du- 
ties were  visitations  to  the  different  parts 
of  his  diocese.  In  1849  occurred  the  found- 
ing of  the  first  orphanage  in  the  diocese; 
here  many  destitute  children  were  shel- 
tered. The  Sisters  of  Mercy  took  charge 
of  this  institution. 

Failing  health  caused  Bishop  Van  De 
Velde  to  tender  his  resignation  as  Bishop 
of  the  See  of  Chicago  to  the  Pope  in  1852. 
With  much  reluctance,  His  Holiness,  the 
Pope,  relieved  him  from  his  strenuous  du- 
ties, and  in  September,  1853,  apostolic  let- 
ters appointed  him  to  the  See  of  Natchez. 
Bishop  Van  De  Velde  died  November  13, 
1 855. 

Right  Reverend  A.  0 'Regan,  D.  D.,  was 
the  third  Bishop  of  Chicago.  The  town  of 
Laralloc,  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  was  his 
birthplace.  Young  Anthony  was  of  a  gen- 
tle and  pious  disposition  and  early  entered 
Maynooth  College  as  an  ecclesiastical  stu- 
dent. After  the  completion  of  his  studies 
he  was  ordained  and  his  first  Mass  was 
celebrated  in  the  chapel  of  the  College 
where  he  had  so  conscientiously  labored. 

In  184!),  when  Archbishop  Kenrick  es- 
tablished his  theological  seminary,  he 
wrote  to  Ireland  for  a  priest  who  could 
act  as  its  superior  with  efficiency  and  abil- 
ity. Father  0 'Regan  was  delegated  to  fill 
this  position  of  honor. 

The  important  and  rapidly  developing 
diocese  had  been  left  without  a  head  by 
the  resignation  of  Bishop  Van  De  Velde. 
To  find  a  priest  who  could  sustain  this  im- 
portant office  with  executive  ability  and 


proficiency  was  a  question  which  con- 
fronted the  Bishops  of  the  province.  All 
united  in  the  selection  of  Reverend  An- 
thony 0 'Regan.  In  spite  of  Father  O 'Re- 
gan's objections  to  this  elevated  and  re- 
sponsible position,  the  edict  of  the  Holy 
See  had  gone  forth,  and  in  a  spirit  of 
obedience  he  accepted.  Archbishop  Ken- 
rick  performed  the  consecration  on  July 
25,  1854. 

The  pages  of  history  recount  the  won- 
derful growth  of  Chicago  from  1850  to 
1860.  Vast  railroad  enterprises  had  made 
of  it  a  commercial  center. 

At  the  instigation  of  Bishop  0 'Regan 
the  Jesuit  Fathers  were  induced  to  estab- 
lish a  house  in  Chicago,  which  derived  an 
almost  incalculable  benefit  from  its  intro- 
duction into  her  midst.  A  fresh  impetus 
was  given  to  religious  activity.  Holy  Fam- 
ily Church,  St.  Ignatius  College,  the  Sa- 
cred Heart  Church,  the  Sacred  Heart 
Academy,  St.  Joseph's  Home,  and  many 
parish  schools  can  trace  their  existence  to 
the  influence  of  these  tireless  wrorkers. 

Bishop  O 'Regan  passed  away  November 
13,  1866,  and  his  remains  were  carried  to 
his  native  parish  in  Ireland. 

The  bishopric  of  the  diocese  of  Chicago 
next  passed  into  the  hands  of  Right  Rev- 
erend James  Duggan.  Bishop  Duggan  was 
a  native  of  Maynooth,  County  Kildare,  Ire- 
land, where  he  was  born  May  22,  1825.  He 
received  his  early  training  in  the  Seminary 
of  Ballaghadareen.  In  1842  Archbishop 
Kenrick  again  asked  for  a  talented  young 
priest  for  the  diocese  of  St.  Louis,  and 
James  Duggan  responded.  Here  he  be- 
came a  student  at  St.  Vincent's  College, 
Cape  Girardeau.  His  first  call  was  to  the 
Cathedral  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  gained 
celebrity  for  his  scholarly  discourses.  Up- 
on the  resignation  of  Bishop  Van  De 
Velde,"  Father  Duggan  was  sent  to  Chicago 
to  administer  its  affairs  until  a  new  Bishop 
should  be  chosen.  He  remained  in  Chicago 
until  Bishop  O 'Regan  assumed  the  office 
of  Bishop,  when  Father  Duggan  returned 
to  St.  Louis.  The  able  fulfillment  of  his 
duties  induced  Archbishop  Kenrick  to  ask 
for  Father  Duggan  as  his  co-adjutor. 
After  his  consecration  in  May,  1857,  Bishop 
Duggan  rapidly  assumed  the  lofty  require- 
ments of  his  office.  At  Bishop  0 'Regan's 
departure  for  Rome  to  lay  his  resignation 
before  the  Pope,  Bishop  Duggan  was  again 


The  Most   Reverend  Archbishop  George  W.   Mundelein 


sent  to  assume  the  responsibilities  of  the 
Chicago  Sec,  and  eventually  he  was  offi- 
cially installed  at  St.  Mary's  Cathedral  by 
apostolic  letters  from  the  Holy  See. 

Chicago  had  grown  apace  with  the  ad- 
vancing years,  and  in  1857  its  census 
showed  an  increase  of  33,000,  making  a  to- 
tal population  of  93,000.  About  this  time 
;i  yreat  business  depression  occurred  and 
1:5,000  people  left  Chicago.  Naturally  the 
church  suffered  and  a  most  discouraging 
prospect  greeted  Bishop  Duggan  upon  his 
entrance  to  his  exalted  office.  However,  the 
cloud  soon  vanished  and  swarms  of  people 
Hocked  anew  to  this  center  and  in  a  short 
space  of  time  109,263  people  claimed  citi- 
zenship in  this  vast  community. 

Bishop  Duggan 's  administration  extend- 
ed through  the  most  precarious  time  of  the 
existence  of  the  Union.  Although  in  the 
throes  of  a  terrible  civil  wrar,  he  guided 
the  helm  of  his  ship  with  a  masterly  hand ! 
.Mas,  in  1866  this  brilliant  intellect  began 
to  show  signs  of  weakening,  and  his  with- 
drawal from  his  office  and  his  removal  to 
an  asylum  became  a  necessity. 

The  successor  of  Bishop  Duggan  was 
Eight  Reverend  Thomas  Foley,  wTho  was 
born  in  Baltimore  on  March  6,  1822.  At 
the  age  of  ten  Thomas  Foley  entered  St. 
Mary's  College.  He  was  appointed  Co-ad- 
jutor  Bishop  and  Administrator  of  the 
Diocese  of  Chicago  and  consecrated  Bishop 
in  the  Cathedral  of  Baltimore  in  1869.  On 
March  10,  1870,  he  was  installed  in  the 
Church  of  the  Holy  Name,  the  pro-Cathe- 
dral of  Chicago.  When  Bishop  Foley  as- 
sumed this  new  responsibility,  he  assidu- 
ously devoted  himself  to  the  mastery  of 
every  detail  of  his  vast  responsibility. 
With  wonderful  diplomacy  he  set  himself 
to  the  task  of  rectifying  the  misunder- 
standings which  existed  in  the  diocese  at 
that  time  and  skillfully  straightened  out 
the  tangled  skein. 

Chicago  had  now  grown  to  be  one  of  the 
largest  commercial  and  mercantile  centers, 
her  population  had  increased  to  334,270  in 
1871.  Then  came  the  great  conflagration 
of  1871  which  brought  dire  disaster  upon 
this  enterprising  and  intrepid  community. 
The  shocking  event  caused  consternation 
throughout  the  civilized  world.  The  labor 
of  years  lay  waste;  schools,  convents,  asy- 
lums and  churches  were  demolished  by 
this  insatiable  foe. 


In  January,  1879,  Bishop  Foley  was 
called  to  Baltimore,  where  he  contracted 
a  cold  which  developed  into  pneumonia, 
and  which  resulted  in  his  death  on  Feb- 
ruary 19,  1879. 

His  death  was  a  severe  loss  to  the  Dio- 
cese at  whose  head  he  had  stood  for  nine 
years.  At  his  demise  the  Diocese  was  in 
a  splendid  financial  condition,  more  than 
200  churches  with  350,000  communicants 
belonged  to  its  jurisdiction.  Reverend  Doc- 
tor McMullen  assumed  the  administrator- 
ship of  Chicago. 

In  September,  1880,  a  decree  of  the  Holy 
See  elevated  Chicago  to  the  rank  of  an 
archdiocese,  and  Bishop  Feehan,  of  Nash- 
ville was  called  to  preside  over  its  spiiitual 
affairs. 

Patrick  Augustine  Feehan  was  born  Au- 
gust 29,  1829,  at  Killinnall,  Tipperary,  Ire- 
land. His  early  training  was  begun  at 
home;  when  sixteen  years  old  he  entered 
Castle  Kurck  College  as  a  student.  In  his 
eighteenth  year  he  was  admitted  to  May- 
nooth  College  and  the  next  five  years  were 
devoted  to  the  study  of  philosophy  and  the- 
ology, gaining  such  proficiency  that  he  re- 
ceived an  appointment  to  Dunboyne.  To 
the  worthy  Archbishop  of  St.  Louis  we  owe 
another  debt  of  gratitude  for  his  judicious 
selection  of  young  Irish  priests,  for  an- 
other appeal  from  him  brought  to  our 
shores  this  young  and  talented  seminarian. 
In  1852,  upon  his  arrival  in  America,  he  en- 
tered the  ecclesiastical  seminary  at  Caron- 
delet,  to  make  further  preparation  for 
his  reception  to  the  priestly  calling.  He 
was  ordained  November  1,  1852,  at  twenty- 
three  years  of  age.  After  having  taught 
for  a  brief  time  Father  Feehan  was  made 
assistant  to  the  pastor  of  St.  John's  Church 
in  St.  Louis.  A^7ith  great  reluctance  the 
parishioners  of  St.  John's  saw  the  depar- 
ture of  this  priest  when  he  was  sent  to  suc- 
ceed Reverend  Anthony  0 'Regan  at  the 
theological  seminary  in  Carondelet,  where 
he  served  as  president  for  three  years. 
With  his  usual  zeal  he  entered  upon  his 
duties  as  pastor  of  St.  Michael's  Church, 
St.  Louis,  in  July,  1857. 

In  1865  Father  Feehan  became  Bishop 
of  Nashville.  Here  he  found  that  debts 
and  demoralization  loomed  up  on  all  sides, 
for  Nashville  had  been  the  very  heart  of 
the  late  rebellion.  With  characteristic  en- 


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ergy  Bishop  Feehan  went  to  work  to  clear 
the  debris  of  the  war  and  to  solidify  the 
foundations  of  every  Catholic  institution 
that  had  been  devastated,  and  ere  the  lapse 
of  many  months  a  marked  change  had 
taken  place  in  the  Diocese  of  Nashville. 

After  Chicago  had  been  made  an  arch- 
diocese and  Archbishop  Feehan  had  been 
named  as  its  head,  both  clergy  and  laity 
rejoiced  that  Bishop  Foley's  successor  was 
a  priest  of  such  strong  personality  and 
executive  ability.  Amid  impressive  cere- 
monies Archbishop  Feehan  was  installed 
in  the  Cathedral  of  the  Holy  Name,  Sun- 
day, November  28,  1880. 

Although  the  efforts  made  by  Bishop  Fo- 
ley  to  repair  the  loss  the  church  had  sus- 
tained by  the  great  fire  were  well-nigh  su- 
perhuman, there  remained  much  to  be  done 
upon  the  accession  of  Archbishop  Feehan. 

Archbishop  Feehan  devoted  much  time 
and  expended  great  thought  upon  the  finan- 
cial problems  of  his  realm.  Eleemosynary 
institutions,  homes  for  the  aged,  hospitals 
for  the  sick,  orphan  and  foundling  asylums, 
providence  houses  for  young  women  were 
all  objects  of  his  deepest  consideration. 
Unstintedly  he  aided  them  financially  and 
with  his  judicious  advice.  One  of  Arch- 
bishop Feehan 's  greatest  foundations  was 
the  establishment  of  the  Industrial  School 
for  Boys  at  Feehansville,  on  the  Des 
Plaines  River. 

The  magnitude  of  the  work  done  in  the 
Archdiocese  of  Chicago  during  the  admin- 
istration of  Archbishop  Feehan  can  scarce- 
ly be  computed.  With  marvelous  and  un- 
diminished  fervor  he  was  ever  on  the  alert 
for  the  most  minute  interests  of  his  people. 
Most  ably  did  he  uphold  and  second  the 
efforts  of  every  priest,  every  brotherhood, 
and  every  sisterhood  under  his  jurisdic- 
tion. His  gentle  and  loving  disposition  had 
endeared  him  to  all  with  whom  he  came  in 
contact,  regardless  of  religious  conviction, 
and  his  scholarly  attainments  had  called 
forth  the  warmest  admiration  of  all. 

On  July  12,  1902,  the  revered  Archbishop 
of  Chicago  entered  into  eternal  rest. 

The  lamented  Archbishop  Feehan  was 
succeeded  by  the  Most  Reverend  James  Ed- 
ward Quigley,  1).  1).,  who  was  installed  as 
the  second  Archbishop  of  Chicago  on  Jan- 
uary S,  1  «)(K5. 

Archbishop  Quigley  was  born  in  Oshawa, 
Ontario,  Canada.  October  15,  1854.  At  a 
tender  age  he  removed  to  Buffalo,  N.  Y., 


with  his  parents  and  at  the  college  of  the 
Christian  Brothers  received  his  education. 
He  began  his  theological  studies  in  New 
York  at  the  Seminary  of  Our  Lady  of 
Angels,  and  for  several  years  pursued  his 
studies  at  the  University  of  Innsbruck, 
Austria.  Later  he  entered  the  College  of 
the  Propaganda  at  Rome,  and  in  1879  re- 
ceived the  degree  of  doctor  of  theology, 
summa  cum  laude.  He  received  holy  or- 
ders and  was  ordained  in  the  same  year. 
Upon  his  return  to  the  United  States,  St. 
Vincent's  Church,  in  Attica,  N.  Y.,  was  as- 
signed to  him.  After  devoting  his  services 
to  this  congregation  for  several  years,  he 
was  made  rector  of  St.  Joseph's  Cathedral, 
Buffalo.  At  the  death  of  Bishop  Ryan  of 
Buffalo  in  1896  this  able  young  priest  Avas 
appointed  as  his  successor.  While  Bishop 
of  this  Diocese  he  filled  his  office  with  such 
ability  and  distinction  that  when  the  Arch- 
diocese of  Chicago  was  left  without  a 
spiritual  head,  he  was  selected  by  the  Holy 
See  to  fill  this  exalted  position.  For  twelve 
years  Archbishop  Quigley  continued  to  ad- 
minister the  affairs  of  this  Archdiocese 
with  the  utmost  wisdom  and  efficiency, 
when,  on  July  10,  1915,  he  passed  to  his 
everlasting  reward. 

He  was  a  strong  and  able  man,  with  tal- 
ents which,  had  he  chosen  a  secular  instead 
of  a  religious  career,  would  undoubtedly 
have  won  him  the  amplest  material  success. 
His  ability  as  an  administrator  is  shown  by 
the  growth  in  twelve  years  of  the  number 
of  churches  in  his  diocese  from  252  to  326, 
of  schools  under  his  supervision  from  166 
to  256,  and  of  children  attending  them  from 
about  67,000  to  nearly  110,000. 

Someone  has  truly  said:  "Archbishop 
Quigley  in  more  respects  than  one  was  a 
great  man,  a  providential  ruler,  a  true  ec- 
clesiastic and  an  apostolic  Bishop.  Built 
on  princely  lines  without,  he  was  a  real 
prince  within.  His  soul  was  all 

that  a  soul  should  be :  wise  in  its  goodness 
and  full  of  the  sympathy  caught  from  its 
Creator.  His  range  of  vision,  like  his  early 
education,  was  Roman,  and  Rome  still 
stands  for  what  is  universal.  He  was  the 
Archbishop  of  Chicago,  but  an  Archbishop 
of  the  Church  in  America.  He  made  his 
influence  felt  without  trying,  or  even  think- 
ing of  it  at  all,  and  he  made  it  felt  on  the 
whole  Church,  the  whole  country  and  on 
other  countries." 


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Interior  of  Holy  Name  Cathedral 


Installation  of  Archbishop  Mundelein 


T.IIK  third  Arclil)islio])  of  Chicago,  a 
the  eighth  prelate  to  liold  tlic  reins  of 
the  Catholic  Church  government  in 
this  city,  has  now  entered  actively  upon  his 
duties.  The  solemn  installation  of  the  Most 
IJeverend  (ieorge  \V.  Mundelein,  1).  D.,  as 
Archbishop  of  Chicago  and  his  investiture, 
by  Most  Reverend  .John  Bonzano,  Arch- 
bishop of  Militene,  and  Apostolic  Delegate 
to  the  United  States,  with  the  Sacred  Pal- 
lium, the  insignia  of  the  Archiepiscopal 
office,  was  among  the  most  splendid  and  im- 
posing religious  ceremonies  ever  witnessed 
in  this  country. 

Chicago  had  lived  in  expectancy  for 
many  months,  waiting  most  anxiously  for 
the  announcement  of  the  will  of  the  Holy 
Father,  Benedict  XV,  regarding  the  filling 
of  the  vacant  See  of  the  nation's  second 
metropolis.  It  was  late  in  November,  to 
be  precise  on  Monday,  the  29th,  when  word 
reached  Chicago  that  the  successor  of 
Archbishop  Quigley  had  been  selected  in 
the  person  of  the  then  Right  Reverend 
George  AY.  Mundelein,  D.  D.,  Auxiliary 
Bishop  of  the  Diocese  of  Brooklyn. 

The  message  from  the  Apostolic  Lega- 
tion in  Washington  which  told  of  Arch- 
bishop Mundelein 's  appointment  was  fol- 
lowed almost  immediately  by  lengthy  tele- 
grams from  Brooklyn  detailing  the  biog- 
raphy and  the  achievements  of  Chicago's 
new  prelate.  One  of  the  first  messages 
from  his  former  home  said:  "Chicago's 
new  prelate  is  the  youngest  Archbishop  in 
the  United  States."  Such,  indeed,  is  Arch- 
bishop Mundelein,  having  been  born  only 
forty-three  years  ago.  The  city  of  his  birth 
is  the  same  as  that  which  has  benefited  so 
wonderfully  by  his  labors  in  the  past  few 
years.  He  comes  from  an  old  American 
family  of  New  York  City,  old  and  Ameri- 
can because  it  bought  those  titles  on  the 
battlefields  of  the  Civil  \Yar. 

ARCHBISHOP'S  CAREER 

The  date  of  Archbishop  Mundelein's 
birth  was  .July  2,  1872.  He  spent  his  youth 
in  Xew  York,  where  he  likewise  received 
his  primary  education.  The  first  school  he 
attended  was  the  parochial  school  of  St. 
Nicholas  Parish.  Later  he  attended  an 
academy  of  the  Christian  Brothers,  the  old 
De  La  Salle  Institute  on  Second  Street, 


i'rcm  which  he  graduated  in  1887.  Next 
he  went  to  Manhattan  College,  which  is 
under  the  direction  of  the  same  teaching 
brothers.  Here  he  spent  two  years,  after 
which  he  commenced  his  theological  studies 
at  St.  Vincent's  Seminary,  Beatty,  Penn- 
sylvania. He  spent  three  years  in  this  in- 
stitution, on  the  completion  of  which  he 
was  sent  by  the  present  Bishop  of  Brook- 
lyn, Right  Reverend  Charles  E.  McDonnell, 
D.  D.,  to  the  Urban  College  of  the  Propa- 
ganda in  Rome,  where  he  completed  his 
theology,  taking  likewise  a  special  course 
in  the  Academy  of  Sacred  Liturgy  and  ob- 
taining a  degree  there  in  1895. 

ORDINATION 

It  was  on  June  8,  1895,  that  the  young 
clerical  student  completed  his  course  and 
was  ordained  to  the  priesthood.  The  ordi- 
nation was  performed  by  the  Right  Rev- 
erend Bishop  McDonnell  of  Brooklyn  in 
the  chapel  of  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross 
in  Rome.  Archbishop  Mundelein  celebrated 
his  first  mass  on  the  following  day  in  the 
Crypt  of  St.  Peter's.  He  was  assisted  by 
the  late  Monsignor  O'Connell,  rector  of  St. 
Mary  Star  of  the  Sea  Church,  Brooklyn, 
and  by  the  late  Dr.  Brophy,  his  companion 
in  the  Propaganda. 

His  first  appointment  was  as  associate 
secretary  to  Bishop  McDonnell,  and  while 
performing  his  duties  he  was  at  the  same 
time,  for  several  months,  pastor  of  the 
Lithuanian  church  in  the  Williamsburg  sec- 
tion of  Brooklyn.  It  was  only  two  years 
r.fter  his  ordination  that  his  first  important 
office  was  given  him.  He  was  made  chan- 
cellor of  the  diocese  of  Brooklyn  in  De- 
cember, 1897.  For  a  period  of  twelve  years 
he  filled  the  arduous  and  exacting  duties 
of  this  office,  which  he  only  vacated  Sep- 
tember 1,  1909,  after  his  appointment,  and 
shortly  before  his  consecration,  as  Bishop. 

AYhile  he  filled  the  chancellorship  of 
Brooklyn  Diocese,  he  began  to  be  the  re- 
cipient of  exceptional  honors  granted  by 
Rome  in  recognition  of  his  learning.  On 
November  14,  1903,  he  was  appointed  by 
the  Cardinal  Vicar  of  Rome  as  a  censor  of 
the  Liturgical  Academy.  This  is  one  of  the 
Pontifical  academies  which  grew  out  of  the 
notable  movement  in  liturgical  studies  un- 
der the  great  theologist  and  liturgist,  Bene- 


Cathedral  Schools  and  Cathedral  College 


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diet  XIV,  in  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth 
century.  It  was  subsequently  disbanded, 
but  was  reorganized  in  1840  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Lazarists  and  now  holds  fre- 
quent conferences  in  which  liturgical  and 
cognate  subjects  are  treated  from  the  his- 
torical and  practical  point  of  view.  Arch- 
bishop Mundelein  is  likewise  a  member  of 
the  Pontifical  Academy  of  Arcadia,  a 
unique  association  of  Catholic  scholars 
whose  purpose  is  the  production  and  pat- 
ronage of  what  is  finest  and  purest  in  lit- 
erature. Archbishop  Mundelein  was  elected 
to  this  academy  on  April  20,  1907,  and  is 
the  only  American  with  a  membership  in 
the  academy. 

The  first  elevation  of  Archbishop  Mun- 
delein above  the  rank  of  the  priesthood  was 
his  appointment  on  November  21,  1906,  as 
a  Domestic  Prelate  with  the  title  of  Mon- 
signor,  which  honor  was  conferred  on  him 
at  the  request  of  Bishop  McDonnell. 

In  1908  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Sacred 
Theology  was  granted  to  Archbishop  Mun- 
delein by  the  Sacred  Congregation  of  the 
Propaganda.  In  1909,  on  the  30th  of  June, 
the  new  Archbishop  of  Chicago  was  made 
Titular  Bishop  of  Loryma  and  Auxiliary 
Bishop  of  the  diocese  of  Brooklyn. 

The  consecration  of  Archbishop  Munde- 
lein as  Auxiliary  Bishop  of  Brooklyn  took 
place  on  September  21,  1909,  at  St.  James 
Pro-Cathedral,  Brooklyn.  Since  that  clay 
the  history  of  Archbishop  Mundelein  is  a 
record  of  accomplishments.  Two  notably 
successful  undertakings  are  credited  to  his 
efforts.  The  first  is  the  building  of  the 
Cathedral  College  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception, of  which  he  is  rector-founder,  and 
where  one  hundred  boys  are  being  pre- 
pared for  the  priesthood.  But  this  is  not 
his  only  achievement.  Another  was  the 
building  of  the  Cathedral  Chapel,  Queen  of 
All  Saints,  which  was  built  under  Arch- 
bishop Mundelein 's  supervision,  and  of 
which  he  was  then  the  rector.  The  dedica- 
tion of  this  chapel  on  November  27,  1913, 
was  a  notable  event  in  the  church  history 
of  Brooklyn. 

Never  will  either  Archbishop  Mundelein 
or  the  Catholics  of  Chicago  forget  Feb- 
ruary 8,  1916.  It  was  the  memorable  day 
on  which  the  third  Archbishop  of  Chicago 
entered  the  city  in  which  his  future  years 
are  destined  to  be  spent,  and  where,  be- 
yond doubt,  the  great  deeds  that  will  make 
his  name  more  prominent  in  American 


church  history  remain  to  be  done.  Nearly 
a  thousand  laymen  met  His  Grace,  Arch- 
bishop Mundelein,  at  La  Porte,  Indiana,  on 
the  very  boundaries  of  the  Archdiocese  of 
Chicago.  Two  trains,  each  of  thirteen 
coaches,  proceeded  into  Chicago,  where 
thousands  more  awaited  the  new  Arch- 
bishop at  the  station  and  lined  the  streets 
over  which  he  proceeded  with  his  escort  of 
two  hundred  automobiles  to  the  Archi- 
episcopal  residence.  The  installation  and 
investiture  ceremonies  took  place  on 
Wednesday  morning,  February  9,  at  ten 
o'clock.  The  scene  of  the  ceremonies  was 
the  Holy  Name  Cathedral. 

The  procession  of  clergy,  one  thousand 
in  number,  composed  principally  of  local 
priests,  together  with  nearly  one  hundred 
of  the  Brooklyn  Diocese,  followed  by  two 
abbots,  ten  monsignors,  thirty-two  bishops, 
seven  archbishops,  and  finally  Archbishop 
Mundelein  and  His  Excellency,  the  Apos- 
tolic Delegate,  started  from  the  Chancery 
office  on  Cass  Street,  proceeded  on  Supe- 
rior Street  around  to  the  front  of  the  Ca- 
thedral. At  the  doorway  of  the  Cathedral 
Archbishop  Mundelein  was  met  by  Eight 
Eeverend  Monsignor  M.  J.  FitzSimmons, 
P.  A.,  recent  Administrator  and  now  Vicar 
General,  who  escorted  His  Grace  to  the 
sanctuary  where  the  Papal  Bull  of  appoint- 
ment of  Most  Reverend  George  "VV.  Munde- 
lein to  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago  was 
read  by  Very  Reverend  E.  F.  Hoban,  D.  D. 
After  the  reading  of  the  Papal  Bull,  Arch- 
bishop Mundelein  was  enthroned  by  His 
Excellency,  Archbishop  Bonzano,  Apostolic 
Delegate  to  the  United  States.  This  was 
the  official  installation  of  Archbishop  Mun- 
delein as  prelate  of  this  Archdiocese. 

His  Excellency  Archbishop  Bonzano 
then  made  an  address.  This  was  followed 
by  a  short  address,  delivered  by  Mon- 
signor FitzSimmons,  in  which,  in  the  name 
of  the  clergy  of  the  Archdiocese,  he  wel- 
comed Archbishop  Mundelein  to  his  See. 
He  likewise  turned  over  to  the  new  Arch- 
bishop the  affairs  of  the  diocese,  of  which 
he  had  been  in  charge.  Monsignor  Fitz- 
Simmons' address  was  followed  by  an- 
other delivered  by  Mr.  Lynch,  President  of 
the  National  Bank  of  the  Republic,  who 
spoke  for  Chicago's  laity. 

ACT  OF   OBEDIENCE 

The  clergy  then  made  their  act  of  obe- 
dience, in  the  course  of  which  each  priest 


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Archiepiscopal  Residence,  Corner  of  State  Street  and  North  Avenue 


in  turn  approached  Archbishop  Mundelein, 

seated  on  his  throne,  and,  as  a  mark  of 
submission  to  his  Episcopal  authority, 
kissed  his  ring.  After  this,  Pontifical  High 
Mass  was  sung,  His  Excellency  Archbishop 
Bonzano  officiating.  Toward  the  close  of 
the  Mass  the  Pallium,  which  is  the  insignia 
of  the  archiepiscopal  dignity,  was  placed 
upon  the  altar.  After  Mass  Archbishop 
Mundelein  was  vested  in  his  full  pontificals, 
the  robes  of  his  office.  He  then  approached 
the  Apostolic  Delegate,  who  was  seated  on 
a  faldstool  at  the  upper  step  of  the  altar. 
Archbishop  Mundelein  knelt  before  His 
Excellency,  the  immediate  representative  of 
our  Holy  Father,  and  made  his  profession 
of  Faith.  The  Apostolic  Delegate  placed 
upon  the  shoulders  of  the  kneeling  prelate 
the  Pallium,  with  which  he  became  Arch- 
bishop of  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago  and 
Metropolitan  of  the  Province  of  Illinois. 

Archbishop  Mundelein  then  delivered  his 
first  address  as  prelate  of  the  See.  It  was 
a  gem  of  oratory,  of  such  impressiveness 
and  eloquence  that  it  will  remain  forever 
indelible  in  the  minds  of  Chicagoans. 

CHICAGO'S  THIRD  ARCHBISHOP 

The  ceremony  of  the  installation  was 
thus  completed.  And  from  that  hour  on 


the  deeds  of  the  Most  Reverend  George  W. 
Mundelein,  D.  D.,  will  be  recorded  in 
the  history  of  both  the  Church  and 
the  State  of  Illinois  as  the  deeds  of 
Chicago's  third  Archbishop.  But  the 
installation  ceremony  will  not  be  soon 
forgotten,  for  it  brought  to  the  city  one 
of  the  greatest  gatherings  of  prelates  that 
ever  assembled  here.  Noted  among  these 
were  Archbishops  Messmer  of  Milwaukee, 
Moeller  of  Cincinnati,  Keane  of  Dubuque, 
Pitival  of  Santa  Fe,  Ruiz  and  Plancarte  of 
Mexico;  Weber,  Chicago,  Superior  of  the 
Resurrectionist  Fathers;  Bishops  Allen  of 
Mobile,  Althoff  of  Belleville,  Aldering  of 
Fort  Wayne,  Busch  of  St.  Cloud,  Burke  of 
St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Dunne  of  Peoria.  Bishops 
Shaw  of  San  Antonio,  Tex. ;  McGovern  of 
Cheyenne,  Wyo. ;  Tihen  of  Lincoln,  Neb. ; 
Gunn  of  Natchez,  Miss. ;  Dowling  of  Des 
Moines,  Iowa ;  O'Reilly  of  Lebedos ;  O'Con- 
nell  of  Richmond,  Va. ;  Kondelka  of  Supe- 
rior, Wis.  ;  Sclirembs  of  Toledo, 0. ; Heffron 
of  Winona,  Minn.;  Rhode  of  Green  Bay, 
Wis. ;  Wehrle  of  Bismarck,  No.  Dak. ;  Mul- 
doon  of  Rockford,  111.,  Lawler  of  St.  Paul, 
Minn.,  Ortynsky  of  Philadelphia,  Pa. ; 
Lynch  of  Dallas,  Tex. ;  Gallagher  of  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. ;  Rice  of  Burlington,  Vt. ; 
McDonnell  of  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


Foreword : 

IX  presenting  this  Souvenir  volume  to  the 
Catholics  of  Chicago  and  vicinity,  the  pub- 
lishers wish  to  make  it  plain  that  this  is  not 
intended  to  he  a  literary  history  of  the  numerous 
churelies,  schools,  and  other  institutions  of  the 
Archdiocese  of  Chicago,  but  a  pictorial  presen- 
tation of  them,  which  will  bring  more  vividly 
and  effectively  to  the  mind's  eye  the  magnifi- 
cence and  magnitude  of  the  work  accomplished 
by  the  twelve  hundred  thousand  Catholics  under 
the  inspiration  and  direction  of  their  spiritual 
heads. 

In  most  instances,  only  the  briefest  outline 
could  be  given ;  but  more  is  not  necessary  as  the 
illustrations  tell  their  own  story.  The  work 
has  been  hard  and  sometimes  disappointing, 
but  if  our  efforts  meet  with  the  approval  of 
those  for  whom  it  was  undertaken  we  shall  feel 
well  repaid 

Many  thanks  are  due  to  the  pastors  and 
heads  of  institutions  who  have  given  us  their 
kindly  co-operation  by  furnishing  information 
which  has  aided  greatly  in  our  work.  The 
photographs  in  most  cases  were  the  work  of 
Mr.  B.  Pearson  of  2120  North  Clark  Street. 
We  also  appreciate  the  excellent  work  done  by 
the  McGrath  Engraving  Company  of  this  city. 


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THE  PAULISTS  AND  THEIR  WORK. 


The  Congregation  of  Missionary  Priests  of 
St.  Paul  the  Apostle,  popularly  known  as  the 
Paulist  Fathers,  was  founded  in  18~>8.  The  ob- 
ject was,  to  quote  Father  Ileeker's  own  words, 
''to  form  an  independent  band  of  missionaries 
to  be  devoted  to  the  great  wants  of  the  coun- 
try, and  particularly  to  preach  to  the  non- 
Catholics  of  America."  At  the  invitation  of 
Archbishop  Hughes,  the  first  Paulists  estab- 
lished a  parish  and  missionary  headquarters  in 
New  York  City,  and  began  at  once  their  apos- 
tolic labor.  The  principal  fields  covered  by 
the  work  of  the  Paulist  Fathers  are: 

(a)  Missions  to  Catholics — When  only  three 
priests  of  the  nascent  institute  could  be  spared 
for  this  work,   they   went   up   and   down   this 
country  and  Canada   from   18i>8  to   186").     As 
soon  as  new  recruits  were  enlisted  under  their 
standard    they    utilized    them    to    extend    this 
work.     From  1870,  when  it  was  regularly  re- 
sumed, up  to  the  present  time,  they  have  given 
thousands  of  missions  in  all  parts  of  the  coun- 
try,  thus   sharing   with    the   other   missionary 
orders  in  the  great  work  of  keeping  the  faith 
alive  and  vigorous  among  our  Catholic  people. 

(b)  Missions  to  Non-Catholics — This  work, 
which  really  constitutes  their  distinctive  voca- 


tion, was  initiated  by  Father  llecker  himself. 
These  missions  have  been  attended  by  large 
numbers  of  non-Catholics.  They  serve,  to- 
gether witli  the  free  distribution  of  leaflets 
and  books  which  accompany  them,  to  destroy 
much  deep-rooted  prejudice  and  bring  about 
a  number  of  conversions. 

The  Paidist  Fathers,  under  the  direction  of 
the  Catholic  Missionary  Union,  are  in  charge  of 
the  Apostolic  Mission  House  at  Hrookland, 
I).  C.  Secular  and  religious  priests  are  trained 
there  for  work  among  non-Catholics. 

In  1892  the  Paidist  Press  was  inaugurated. 
It  consists  of  a  large  printing  office,  editorial, 
composing  and  press  rooms.  Here  "The  Catho- 
lic World"  ami  "The  header"  are  issued 
monthly,  with  a  vast  number  of  pamphlets  on 
every  subject  of  interest  to  Catholics  or  to  any- 
one interested  in  religion.  Millions  of  these 
pamphlets  have  been  distributed  all  over  the 
country.  The  Paulists  were  also  instrumental 
in  establishing  "The  Hookraek,"  which  has 
accomplished  a  distinctly  useful  and  beneficial 
work. 

ADDITIONAL  WORK. 

(a)  Church    Music — The    1'anlists    have    introduced 
in    their    churches    the    <!regoriaii    Chant.      They    have 
trained   choirs   of  boys  and   men;    they   have  promoted 
congregational  singing,  and  have  published  books  for 
the  spread   of  devotional  music. 

(b)  The  Temperance  Question — The   I'anlists   have 
carried    on    an    unrelenting   warfare   against   the   drink 
habit  and  the  saloon. 

(c)  Newman  Clubs — The  1'anlists  have  undertaken 
the  work   of   establishing     and      conducting     Newman 
Halls   ami    Chapels    at    various    non-Catholic    Universi- 
ties, namely  at  the   University  of  California,  the  Uni- 
versity of  Texas,   the    University   of  Toronto,   Canada, 
and   the   University   of    -Minnesota.      The    Fathers   not 
only   care   for   the    immediate    spiritual    needs   of   the 
students,  but  also  give  lectures  on  advanced  Catholic 
doctrine,  history,  and  science. 


St.  Mary's  Church  of  the  Paulist  Fathers  in. Chicago,  Ninth  Street  am]  Wiilmsh   Avenue. 


St.  Tatrick,  Desplaines  and  Adams. 


ST.  PATRICK'S  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1846. 


The  present  St.  Patrick's  Church,  located  at 
the  corner  of  Adams  and  Desplaines  Streets,  is 
the  oldest  Catholic  church  edifice  now  standing 
in  the  city  of  Chicago.  The  first  church  of  this 
parish  stood  at  the  corner  of  Randolph  and 
Desplaines  Streets,  and  was  dedicated  on 
Kaster  Sunday  in  1846.  The  Yerv  Reverend 


Walter  J.  Quarter,  V.G.,  was  the  first  pastor. 
The  cornerstone  of  the  present  structure  was 
laid  by  the  Right  Reverend  James  G.  Van  De 
Velde  in  1852,  and  the  dedication  occurred  on 
Christmas  Day,  1856,  under  the  pastorate  of 
the  Reverend  Dennis  Dunne. 

The    Reverend    William    J.    McXamee,    the 


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Interior  of  St.  Patrick's,  Desplaines  and  Adams. 


present  pastor,  has  been  instrumental  in  bring- 
ing this  parish  up  to  a  very  high  standard  by 
the  work  which  he  and  his  assistants  are  doing 
among  the  working  people  of  this  great  manu- 
facturing district.  The  church  has  been  en- 
tirely remodeled  and  newly  decorated.  The 
most  notable  of  the  decorations  is  that  of  St. 
Patrick's  Shrine — a  tribute  to  the  patron 
saint  of  the  Irish  people.  It  is  the  first  exam- 
ple in  America  of  the  renaissance  of  Irish  art 
in  sculpture,  in  painting  and  in  translucent 
mosaics.  The  ancient  Catholic  art  of  Ireland 
has  been  revived  in  order  to  make  this  shrine 
representatively  Irish.  Statues  of  St.  Patrick 
and  St.  Paladius  and  other  saints  carved  in 
wood,  some  of  them  of  heroic  size,  adorn  the 
church.  Several  masses  are  celebrated  daily, 
beginning  at  6  A.  M.  on  week  days  and  at 
3  :30  A.  M.  on  Sunday.  Thus  the  working  peo- 


ple who  live  in  the  vicinity  are  afforded  an 
opportunity  to  attend  divine  service  every 
morning.  A  special  feature  of  the  Sunday 
services  are  the  musical  vespers,  in  which  three 
choirs  take  part. 

Many  of  Chicago's  prominent  men  and 
women  have  been  communicants  of  this  old 
church  and  numbers  of  them  still  revisit  it  on 
feast  days  and  other  memorable  occasions. 

The  church  supports  a  flourishing  school, 
which  is  attended  by  900  children.  The  girls 
are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  St.  Vin- 
cent de  Paul,  while  the  boys  are  instructed  by 
the  Brothers  of  Christian  School.  The  Brothers 
also  have  a  fine  commercial  academy  located  in 
this  parish. 

The  Reverend  W.  J.  McXamee,  P.R.,  is  as- 
sisted in  his  work  by  the  Reverends  J.  P. 
O'Donoghue  and  II.  Wills. 


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ST.  IGNATIUS  COLLEGE  AND  THE 

Hoth  these  institutions  are  monuments  to  the 
devotion  and  labors  of  that  great-hearted  mis- 
sionary and  pioneer  of  Catholic  education, 
Father  Arnold  Damen,  S.J.,  to  whom  the  Cath- 
olics of  Chicago  owe  so  much  for  the  Catholic 
tone  imparted  to  the  city's  early  development 
and  the  city  itself  for  the  impulse,  incidentally 
for  her  material  advancement. 

The  Church   of  the  Holy  Family,  which   in 


CHURCH  OF  THE  HOLY  FAMILY. 

in  the  presence  of  thirteen  Archbishops  and 
Bishops,  and  six  years  later  this  edifice  had  to 
be  enlarged.  The  great  Chicago  Fire  in  1871 
began  a  few  blocks  east  of  the  church,  and  the 
afflicted  people  established  themselves  further 
west.  The  years  that  followed  witnessed  great 
growth  for  this  section,  and  two  new  parishes, 
the  Sacred  Heart  (Jesuit)  and  St.  Pius,  became 
established  shortly  within  its  limits.  In  1890 


St.  Ignatus  College  and  Holy  Family  Church. 


after  years  became  the  largest  and  most  import- 
ant in  the  Archdiocese,  was  built  by  Father 
Damen,  S.J.,  in  1S57.  It  was  a  little  frame 
structure  erected  at  May  and  Twelfth  Streets  in 
an  uninviting  locality  on  the  West  Side  prai- 
ries and  among  poor  people.  However,  Father 
Damen  was  wise  in  his  selection  of  the  site, 
for  within  two  months  the  frame  church  wTas 
too  small  for  its  congregation,  and  had  to  be 
enlarged:  and  three  years  after  Father  Da-  • 
men's  coining,  on  August  26,  1860,  the  new  and 
imposing  Holy  Family  Church  was  dedicated 


there  were  more  than  4000  children  in  the  big 
parochial  schools  attached  to  the  Holy  Family 
Church,  and  a  class  of  1500  children  of  the  par- 
ish were  confirmed  at  one  time. 

Thirteen  years  after  the  little  frame  church 
had  been  erected  by  Father  Damen,.  St.  Igna- 
tius College  opened  its  portals  for  the  first  time, 
(September  5, 1870),  to  inaugurate  the  work  of 
higher  education  in  Chicago,  being  at  that  time 
one  of  the  very  first  institutions  for  advanced 
study  in  the  city.  Father  Damen  was  the 
founder  and  president.  The  initial  enroll- 


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Cuilahy  Science  Hall,  Loyola  Academy. 


merit  was  thirty-seven,  which  had  increased  to 
ninety-nine  by  the  close  of  the  year.  During 
the  second  year  (1871-1872)  the  college  passed 
the  hundred  mark  in  attendance.  The  school 
has  gradually  increased  until  now,  as  the  Arts 
and  Science  Department  of  Loyola  University, 
it  has  660  on  its  roster. 


Although  the  original  charter  issued  to  St. 
Ignatius  College  (June  30,  1870)  empowered 
the  institution  to  confer  the  degrees  of  a  uni- 
versity, a  new  charter  was  obtained  November 
21,  1909,  and  the  title  of  "Loyola  University" 
formally  adopted,  the  college  becoming  the  de- 
partment of  Arts  and  Science.  The  University 


Faculty  and  Administration  Hutlding. 


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at  present,  under  the  presidency  of  Reverend 
John  H.  Fumy,  S.J.,  has  a  corps  of  131  profes- 
sors and  an  enrollment  of  lf>00  students.  The 
departments  of  the  University  include  Arts  and 
Science.  Law,  Engineering,  Pharmacy,  Socio- 
logy, and  Medicine. 

The  Medical  College  dates  its  foundation  as 
far  back  as  1868.  It  became  affiliated  with 
Loyola  University  in  1910,  and  in  1915  came 
under  its  complete  control. 

The  increasing  needs  of  Catholic  education 
led  to  the  opening  on  September  20,  1909,  of 
Loyola  Academy  at  Sheridan  Road  and  Loyola 
Avenue.  This  is  the  second  high  school  depart- 
ment opened  in  connection  with  the  college. 
Built  on  a  spacious  tract  on  the  lake  shore,  the 
Academy  has  every  attraction  of  location  and 
surroundings.  During  the  brief  years  of  its 
existence  it  has  increased  its  enrollment  to  two 
hundred  and  thirty-two  students.  A  collegiate 
department  is  projected  for  the  near  future. 
The  Cudahy  Science  Hall,  erected  by  the  mu- 
nificent gift  of  the  late  Michael  Cudahy,  already 
flanks  the  Academy  building,  and  other  colle- 
giate buildings  are  to  be  grouped  on  the  same 
site. 


son  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  T.  A.  O'Malley, 
S.J.,  and  the  Reverend  Edward  J.  Hanhauser, 
S.J. 


Kt.    Ipnatius,    6435    Broadway. 
ST.   IGNATIUS    CHURCH,    FOUNDED    1907. 

The  Church  of  St.  Ignatius,  located  at  Sheri- 
dan Road  and  Broadway,  was  founded  by  the 
Reverend  Louis  Kellinger,  S.J.,  in  1907.  The 
Ifeverend  B.  M.  Johnson,  S.J.,  is  the  present 
rector.  In  1912  he  built  the  handsome  paro- 
chial school,  which  opened  September  12  of  the 
same  year.  The  children,  of  whom  there  are 
more  than  :iOO  in  attendance,  are  taught  by  the 
Sisters  of  the  IIolv  Child  Jesus.  Father  John- 


St.   Ignatius'   School,   6435   Broadway. 


Sacred  Heart,  818  West  Nineteenth   Street. 
SACRED   HEART   CHURCH,   FOUNDED   1872. 

The  Sacred  Heart  Church,  situated  at  West 
Nineteenth  and  Johnson  Streets,  was  founded 
in  1872.  The  parish  of  the  Sacred  Heart  dates 
back  to  the  early  days  of  the  great  Jesuit 
parish  of  the  Holy  Family,  from  which  it  was 
formed.  It  has  always  been  under  the  care 
of  the  Jesuit  Fathers.  The  Reverend  Michael 
Corbett,  S.J.,  was  its  first  pastor.  The  present 
pastor  is  the  Reverend  Thomas  Finn,  S.J.  He 
is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  Hugh  J.  Erley,  S.J., 
John  A.  Ganser,  S.J.,  and  Joseph  B.  Murphy, 
S.J.  The  400  children  who  attend  the  parish 
school  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  the  B.V.M. 


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ST.    PETER'S    CHURCH 
(GERMAN). 

St.  Peter's  Church  is  one 
of  the  oldest  German 
Catholic  Churches  in  Chi- 
cago, and  was  organized  in 
1846  by  Bishop  Quarter. 
The  original  location  of 
the  church  was  on  Wash- 
ington Street  between 
Wells  and  Franklin 
Streets,  and  the  first  pas- 
tor was  Johannes  Jung. 
The  present  edifice  was 
erected  in  1864  by  the 
Reverend  P.  Fischer,  and 
was  one  of  the  few  build- 
ings to  escape  the  great 
conflagration  in  1871.  The 
Franciscan  Fathers  came 
here  at  the  request  of  the 
Right  Reverend  Thomas 
Foley  in  1875  and  have  re- 
mained ever  since  as  the 
spiritual  heads  of  this 
parish.  The  Reverend 
Henry  Kuester,  O.F.M., 
the  present  pastor,  is  as- 
sisted by  the  following 
priests :  The  Reverend 
Christopher  Guithues, 


St.  Peter's  Church,    Clark  and   Polk   Streets. 


0  F  M    Alphonse  Bergener,  O.F.M.,  Ulric  Petri,  O.F.M.,  and  Peter  Volz,  O.F.M.  The  Sisters  of  Xotre 
Dame  of  Milwaukee  instruct  300  Italian  children  in  a  free  school  connected  with  the  church. 


ST.  JOSEPH'S  CHURCH  (GERMAN). 

St.  Joseph's  and  St.  Peter's  Churches,  represent- 
ing the  two  oldest  German  Catholic  parishes  in  Chi- 
cago, were  founded  in  1846  by  the  Right  Reverend 
Bishop  Quarter,  first  bishop  of  Chicago.  The  first 
St.  Joseph's  Church  was  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Cass  Street  and  Chicago  Avenue,  but  after  the 
Chicago  fire  the  new  St.  Joseph's  Church  was  built 
at  the  present  location.  In  1875  the  church  as  it 
stands  today  was  dedicated.  It  has  a  plain  exterior, 
but  the  interior  is  a  very  beautiful  Gothic  edifice. 

The  first  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  Church  was  Rev- 
erend Johannes  Jung,  but  in  1861  St.  Joseph's  par- 
ish was  transferred  to  the  Benedictine  Fathers  of 
St.  Vincent,  Pennsylvania,  and  in  1915  to  the  Bene- 
dictine Fathers  of  St.  Bede  Abbey,  Peru,  Illinois.^  Its 
present  pastor  is  the  Reverend  Justus  Wirth,  O.S.B., 
with  Reverend  Philip  Stauffer,  O.S.B.,  and  Reverend 
Francis  Dorr,  O.S.B.,  as  assistants. 

The  school  maintained  by  this  parish  dates  back 
almost  as  far  as  the  church  itself.  The  Benedictine 
Sisters,  whose  convent  is  located  at  Franklin  and 
Hill  Streets,  instruct  the  250  pupils.  The  course  of 
study  embraces  the  primary,  intermediate  and  gram- 
mar. German  is  taught  from  the  very  commence- 
ment through  all  the  grades. 


.^A 


- 


St.  Joseph's  Church,  Orleans  and  Hill   Streets. 


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St.  .Michael': 
School  and 
Brothers 
House 


ST.  MICHAEL'S  CHURCH  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1852. 


St.  .Michael's  Church,  situated  at  the  corner 
of  Eugenie  Street  and  Cleveland  Avenue,  was 
founded  in  1S.VJ  by  the  Very  Reverend  Kopp, 
V.  G.  The  Redemptorist  Fathers  assumed 
charge  of  this  parish  on  February  26,  1860.  The 


first  pastor  was  the  Reverend  Joseph  Mueller, 
C.  SS.  R.  The  present  church,  which  is  a  fine, 
large  edifice  in  the  Romanesque  style,  was  built 
in  1866,  and  has  the  distinction  of  being  one  of 
the  relics  of  the  great  Chicago  fire  of  1871. 


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Sisters'   Convent,   St.    Michael's   Parish. 


St.   Michael's   School,   Hudson  and   North. 


St.  Michael's  parochial  school,  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  city,  has  an  attendance  of  1,798 
pupils.  The  xipper  classes  of  boys  are  in  charge 
of  thirteen  Brothers  of  Mary,  while  the  Sisters 
of  Notre  Dame  take  care  of  the  instruction  of 
all  the  girls'  classes  as  well  as  that  of  the  lower 
grades  of  boys. 

To  this  parish  are  attached  also  St.  Michael's 
high  school  for  boys  and  girls,  and  St.  Gerard's 
kindergarten,  the  latter  being  under  the  care 
of  the  Poor  Handmaids  of  Jesus  Christ.  This 
order,  whose  mother  house  is  in  Fort  Wayne, 


Indiana,  was  called  to  the  diocese  of  Chicago 
in  1875  by  the  Right  Reverend  Bishop  Poley. 
At  first  the  Sisters  occupied  rented  quarters  on 
Sedgwick  Street.  The  present  handsome  con- 
vent and  chapel  at  1644  Hudson  Avenue  was 
dedicated  December  4,  1876.  The  Sisters  at- 
tend the  sick  in  their  homes  without  distinction 
of  creed  or  nationality.  Sister  M.  Alexia  is  the 
Superioress.  Thirteen  Sisters  are  at  present 
stationed  at  this  convent.  The  Very  Rev- 
erend Nicholas  Klein,  C.  SS.  R.,  is  rector  in 
charge  of  this  parish. 


St.    Michael's    Hall. 


Handmaids   of  Jesus  chr ist. 


St.  Alphonsus' 

Church, 

Founded 

in   1882. 


St.  Alphimsus' 
Rectory 


St.  Alphonsus 
School. 


ST.  ALPHONSUS'  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1882. 

St.  Al|>honsus ',  Southport  Avenue  and  Wellington  Street,  the  offspring  of  St.  Michael's  Parish,  was  founded 
in  iss^  | iy  Reverend  Joseph  Kssing,  a  Roclemptorist  Fat  her,  and  at  that  time  rector  of  St.  Michael's  Church.  The 
church  is  a  lieaiitiful  (iothic  structure,  while  the  school  is  one  of  the  finest  parochial  buildings  in  the  archdiocese. 
It  lias  an  enrollment  of  1550  pupils,  and  the  instruction  is  under  the  School  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  of  Milwaukee. 
Tin'  ^yniiiasiiiin  is  also  another  magnificent  building  belonging  to  this  community.  The  parishioners  attending  this 
rhurrh  are  Hermans  or  of  German  descent.  This  parish  is  under  the  spiritual  direction  of  the  Reverends  Augus- 
tine Ahlert.  ('.  SS.  R.,  Mathew  Hregenser,  0.  SS.  R.,  John  H.  Schagemann,  C.  SS.  R.,  James  Ott,  C.  SS.  R.,  Thomas 
Heine.  C.  SS.  K..  Louis  Brand,  C.  SS.  R.,  Thomas  Reiser,  C.  SS.  R. 


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St.  James'   Rectory.  St.  Jninr*'  Schools 

ST.  JAMES'  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1855. 

The  church  of  St.  James  is  located  on  Wabash  Avenue  and  Twenty-ninth  Street.  This  parish 
was  organized  by  the  Reverend  Thomas  J.  Kelly  in  1855.  The  property  consists  of  a  beautiful 
Gothic  church,  three  school  buildings,  and  a  fine  parochial  residence.  The  school,  conducted  by 
the  Sisters  of  Mercy,  has  an  attendance  of  more  than  1,000  children.  The  curriculum  includes 
primary,  grammar,  and  high  school  instruction.  The  present  pastor,  the  Keverencl  P.  W.  Dunne, 
is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  Sidney  Morrison.  .lames  L.  Kearns,  and  Daniel  Murphy. 


HOLY  ANGELS',  FOUNDED 
1880 

The  parish  of  the  Holy  Angels,  one 
of  the  most  important  Catholic  com- 
munities in  Chicago,  was  founded  by 
the  Reverend  I).  A.  Tighe  on  February 
L'L'.  1SSO.  As  with  many  other  Catholic 
churches,  the  iiew  congregation  had  a 
very  small  beginning,  the  handful  of 
worshipers  meeting  for  several  months 
in  a  hall  on  Cottage  Grove  Avenue,  be- 
tween Thirty -seventh  and  Thirty-eighth 
Streets.  Then  a  neighboring  Baptist 
church  was  rented  for  four  months. 

In  the  meantime  the  congregation 
grew  so  rapidly  that  it  was  found  nec- 
essary to  build  a  house  of  worship.  For 
this  purpose  a  beautiful  site  was  pur- 
chased on  Oakwood  Boulevard,  and,  on 
September  8,  1880,  the  corner-stone  of 
the  first  Church  of  the  Holy  Angels  was 
laid.  Four  mouths  later,  December  5, 
1880,  the  completed  edifice  was  dedi- 
cated by  the  Most  Reverend  Archbishop 
Feehan,  D.  D.  Within  the  next  few 
years  additional  property  was  purchased 
in  the  same  locality  for  schools  and 
other  parish  buildings. 

In  the  next  decade,  the  congregation 
grew  so  rapidly  that  it  was  found  nec- 
essary to  erect  a  new  church  to  accom- 
modate the  increased  membership.  Ac- 
cordingly, on  May  24,  1896,  the  corner- 
stone of  the  present  church  edifice  was 
laid  by  Archbishop  Feehan.  On  Sep- 
tember 26,  1896,  the  magnificent  new 
church  was  dedicated  by  the  same  prel- 
ate. The  services  were  made  a  splendid 


Holy  Angels'  Church.  Showing  Rectory. 


occasion,  many  notable  ecclesiastics  from  different  parts  of  the"  country  being  present.  The  sermon  was  preached 
by  the  Right  Reverend  John  Clancy,  D.D.,  of  Maynooth  College,  Ireland,  now  Bishop  of  the  historic  see  of  Elphin. 
The  splendid  schools  of  the  parish  are  modern  in  every  particular  and  are  unsurpassed  by  any  in  Chicago. 
They  are  under  the  direction  of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy,  whose  motlier  house  is  in  Chicago,  and  are  attended  by 
725  pupils.  The  Right  Reverend  Bishop  McGavick,  in  charge  of  the  parish,  is  assisted  by  the  Eeverend  J.  E. 
McCiavick,  J.  M.  Morrison,  Timothy  O'Shea  and  William  Griffin. 


Si'ilil.l 


Holy  Angels  Schools.  Oakwood   Boulevard. 


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if  - 

mil 


St.   Elizabeth,  Forty-first   Street  and   Wabash  Avenue. 


St.   Elizabeth's  School,    Forty-first  Street  and    Wabash 
Avenue. 


ST.  ELIZABETH'S,  FOUNDED  1881. 

St.  Elizabeth's  Church,  founded  1881,  is  located  at  Forty-first  Street  and  Wabash  Avenue. 
Few  churches,  in  the  city  of  Chicago  can  boast  of  having  one  pastor  for  thirty-five  years,  but 
this  parish  is  still  under  the  spiritual  direction  of  its  founder,  the  Reverend  D.  J.  Riordan.  In 
1890  the  present  church  edifice  was  erected.  The  recent  addition  to  the  parish  buildings  is  a 
handsome  new  school  which  has  been  erected  nearly  opposite  the  church.  The  600  children  who 
attend  the  school  are  instructed  by  the  Sisters  of  Mercy.  Father  Riordan  is  assisted  by  the  Rev- 
erends F.  C.  Cannell,  Edmund  Burke  and  Clarence  Cavanaugh. 


St.  John's.  Clark  and   Eighteenth   Streets. 

ST.  JOHN'S,  FOUNDED  1859. 

In  1859  the  Reverend  John  Waldron,  with  the  consent  of  the  Right  Reverend  Dugan,  Bishop 
of  Chicago,  bought  property  at  Eighteenth  and  Clark  Streets  and  erected  the  church  known  as 
St.  John,  the  Evangelist,  wliich  is  the  second  oldest  English  Catholic,  Church  on  the  South  Side. 
In  1879  the  cornerstone  of  the  present  church  was  laid.  Father  E.  L.  Dondanville  is  the  present 
pastor.  He  is  assisted  in  his  work  by  the  Reverend  Peter  P.  Dunne. 


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ST.   VINCENT'S   CHURCH   AND   DE   PAUL    UNIVERSITY. 


St.  Vincent's  parish  dates  back  to  an  inter- 
est inj;  period  in  the  expansion  of  the  Catholic 
Church  in  Chicago.  The  city  was  just  recover- 
ing from  the  shock  of  the  Great  Fire.  The 
Cathedral  had  been  rebuilt  under  Bishop  Foley 
and  was  soon  to  be  dedicated  when  the  Rever- 
end Edward  M.  Smith,  C.M.,  picked  ont,  amid 
the  cow  pastures  far  to  the  north  and  west,  the 
site  for  a  new  church.  Having  borrowed  $5,000 
at  St.  Mary's  Seminary,  Perry ville,  Mo.,  the 
mother  house  of  the  Vincentians,  he  made  the 
first  payment  August  28,  1875,  on  the  five-acre 
plot  occupied  by  St.  Vincent's  Church  and  De 
Paul  University. 


floor  was  converted  into  a  parochial  school  in 
1883. 

Father  Smith  was  called  elsewhere  in  1887. 
The  Reverend  J.  A.  Maloney,  C.M.,  was  pastor 
for  several  months  and  was  in  turn  succeeded 
by  the  Reverend  T.  J.  Abbott,  C.M.  In  1899 
the  Reverend  Felix  Guedry,  C.M.,  became  pas- 
tor. He  laid  the  cornerstone  of  the  parochial 
school  on  Osgood  Street  in  1890.  In  1891, 
Father  Smith  returned  and  immediately  set 
about  the  construction  of  a  grand  church,  the 
cornerstone  of  which  was  laid  in  1895.  The 
zeal  of  the  pastor  and  the  loyalty  of  his  people 
combined  to  produce  a  commodious  and  beau- 


St.  Vincent  De  Paul    (Church  and  College). 


In  the  beginning  of  October,  1875,  Father 
Smith  began  the  organization  of  a  parish  and 
applied  himself  to  putting  up  a  building  in- 
1  ended  to  serve  as  church,  school,  and  parochial 
residence.  On  November  1,  1875,  the  corner- 
stone of  the  old  St.  Vincent's  Church  was  laid, 
and  the  tirst  Mass  was  celebrated  on  Christmas 
Day.  The  dedication  took  place  on  the  Feast  of 
the  Translation  of  the  Relics  of  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul,  April  30,  1876.  Archbishop  John  J.  Lynch, 
C.M.,  of  Toronto,  Canada,  came  to  perform  the 
ceremony.  The  upper  floor  of  the  building  was 
used  as  a  church  for  manv  rears.  The  lower 


tiful  edifice  easily  accommodating  twelve  hun- 
dred people.  When  the  noble  task  was  about 
completed  the  beloved  pastor  was  again  called 
away,  this  time  to  the  Great  Beyond.  The  first 
Mass  in  the  new  church  was  sung  at  his  funeral 
service,  September  20,  1896.  The  new  church 
which  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $160,000  was 
dedicated  May  1,  1897,  by  Archbishop  Feehan, 
D.D.,  assisted  by  Bishop  Spalding  of  Peoria  and 
Bishop  Stephen  Ryan,  C.M.,  of  Buffalo. 

For  some  time  the  provincial  of  the  Vincen- 
tian  Fathers,  Very  Reverend  Thomas  J.  Smith, 
C.M.,  remained  as  head  of  the  parish  founded 


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by  his  brother.  The  Reverend  Thomas  J.  Wei- 
don,  C.M.,  was  pastor  from  1897  until  the  end  of 
189S.  when  he  was  succeeded  by  the  Reverend 
P.  V.  Byrne,  C.M.  Father  Byrne  continued  as 
pastor  for  ten  years  and  was  succeeded  by  the 
Reverend  J.  J.  Martin,  C.M.,  in  1909.  The  pres- 
ent pastor,  Reverend  P.  X.  McCabe,  C.M.,  as- 
sumed his  duties  in  July  1910. 

St.  Vincent's  Church  is  conceded  to  be  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  churches  in  this  great  city 
and  Archdiocese.  A  notable  feature  of  its  con- 
struction is  the  absence  of  pillars  to  obstruct 
the  interior  view.  The  mural  decorations  are 


De  Paul  University  is  one  of  the  largest  edu- 
cational institutions  of  the  Middle  West.  The 
students  for  the  year  1910  number  about  one 
thousand.  The  College  of  Law  is  considered 
one  of  the  very  best  in  the  country.  The  College 
of  Engineering  is  fully  equipped  and  confers 
several  degrees  each  year.  A  new  department 
is  the  College  of  Commerce,  which  is  located 
with  the  Law  School  in  the  Tower  Building,  at 
Michigan  Avenue  and  Madison  Street.  The 
College  of  Education  was  organized  at  the  ur- 
gent request  of  the  Most  Reverend  Archbishop 
Quigley,  D.D.,  in  the  summer  of  1911.  It  pro- 


l>e  I'aul  College,  Webster  Avenue. 


simple  yet  rich;  and  the  altars  and  communion 
rail  are  exqiiisitely  carved  in  Carrara  marble, 
the  main  altar  alone  costing  about  twenty  thou- 
sand dollars.  The  entire  altar  and  its  furnish- 
ings constitute  an  exquisite  work  of  art.  The 
windows  are  wonderfully  beautiful  and  are  of 
pure  Munich  glass.  The  organ  in  St.  Vincent 's 
is  indeed  superb  and  has  been  so  improved  from 
time  to  time  that  it  now  has  few  equals  among 
the  great  instruments  in  the  city. 

The  parochial  school  has  been  conducted  by 
the  Sisters  of  Charity,  of  the  B.  V.  M.,  since 
1883.  More  than  one  thousand  children  are 
now  in  attendance. 


vides  summer  school  work  and  extension 
classes  throughout  the  year.  Many  Sisters  and 
lay  teachers  take  advantage  of  the  excellent 
opportunities  thus  offered. 

De  Paul  also  conducts  a  high  school  depart- 
ment for  students  who  have  satisfactorily  com- 
pleted the  eighth  grade  of  grammar  school. 
The  De  Paul  High  School  for  Girls,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity,  B.  V.  M., 
has  an  attendance  of  more  than  one  hundred. 

Much  of  the  progress  of  De  Paul  University 
is  due  to  the  untiring  xeal  and  energy  of  the 
Very  Reverend  F.  X.  McCabe,  C.M.,  LL.D.,  who 
has  presided  over  the  institution  since  1910. 


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ST.  MARY'S  OF  THE  LAKE 


One  of  the  most  beautiful  and  ideally 
located  houses  of  worship  in  the  city  of  Chicago 
is  St.  Mary's  of  the  Lake,  on  the  northwest 
corner  of  Sheridan  Road  and  Buena  Avenue. 

This  church  has  many  interesting  features 
connected  with  its  construction.  Its  style  of 
architecture  is  that  of  a  Roman  Basilica,  St. 
Mary's  having  been  patterned  after  St.  Maria 
in  Trastavue.  which  was  the  first  large  church 
in  Koine  dedicated  to  the  Virgin,  and  which 
was  itself  founded  as  an  oratory  by  St.  Calixtus 
as  early  as  222  A.  1). 

The  main  entrance  is  on  Sheridan  Road, 
and  is  protected  by  a  beautiful  portico  with 
fluted  columns.  To  the  left  of  the  church  is 
a  picturesque  campanile,  or  tower,  which  is 
an  exact  facsimile  of  the  celebrated  campanile 
of  St.  Pudenxia,  built  in  the  year  1100. 


The  edifice  is  170  feet  long  by  75  feet  wide, 
with  the  ceiling  sixty  feet  above  the  floor. 
There  are  three  aisles,  the  center  aisle  or  nave 
being  fifty-five  feet  wide,  and  having  twenty- 
four  scagliola  columns.  The  exterior  is  entirely 
of  terra  cotta  as  near  in  color  as  possible  to 
that  of  the  Roman  Travertine  stone,  a  sample 
of  which  was  brought  from  Rome.  The  roof 
tile  is  also  the  color  of  Roman  tile.  The  inte- 
rior decorations  will  be  in  keeping  with  the 
high  character  of  the  edifice.  The  lighting 
and  heating  are  after  the  most  approved  scien- 
tific methods. 

The  parish  of  St.  Mary's  of  the  Lake  was 
organized  by  the  present  pastor,  Reverend 
John  J.  Dennison,  in  1901.  The  new  church 
was  begun  in  1913.  Father  Dennison  is  assisted 
by  the  Reverend  Joseph  A.  Casey. 


OUR  LADY  OF  LOURDES. 

The  beautiful  new- 
Church  of  Our  Lady  of 
Lourdes  is  located  at  Ash- 
land and  Leland  Avenues, 
on  the  North  Side,  and 
will  shortly  be  dedicated. 
The  style  is  Spanish  Ren- 
aissance. Reverend  J.  M. 
Scanlan  is  pastor,  assisted 
by  the  Reverend  S.  E.  Mc- 
Mahon  and  John  V.  Mai- 
ley.  Nearly  600  children 
receive  their  instruction 
in  the  parochial  school 
which  is  under  the  care  of 
the  Sisters  of  Charity  of 
the  B.  V.  M. 


ST.  JEROME'S. 

St.  Jerome's,  at  Morse  Avenue  and  Paulina 
Street,  is  located  in  Rogers  Park,  the  northern 
limit  of  the  city.  The  cornerstone  was  laid 
in  1914  and  was  built  under  the  present  pastor, 
the  Reverend  T.  P.  Farrell. 


ST.  MATTHEWS'. 

The  new  Church  of  St.  Matthews'  is  located 
on  the  corner  of  Walnut  and  Francisco  Streets. 
Reverend  J.  F.  Flood  is  pastor.  He  is  assisted 
by  Reverend  P.  Furlong. 


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OUR  LADY  OF  MT.  CARMEL, 
FOUNDED  1886. 

The  parish  of  Our  Lady  of  Mt. 
Carmel  was  organized  in  1886  by 
the  Reverend  P.  O'Brien,  and  was 
located  on  the  North  Side  in  that 
part  of  the  city  known  as  Lake 
View.  Since  that  time  the  parish 
has  been  divided  into  several  new 
communities  owing  to  the  great  and 
rapid  growth  in  the  population. 
Until  about  five  years  ago  the  con- 
gregation worshiped  in  a  frame 
structure.  Then  the  Reverend  P. 
D.  Gill,  who  had  been  pastor  of  the 
church  for  twenty  years,  laid  the 
foundation  for  the  present  beautiful 
edifice  on  Belmont  Avenue  between 
Halsted  Street  and  Broadway.  The 
church  was  not  completed  until 
1914,  and  is  considered  one  of  the 
handsomest  in  the  city.  The  archi- 
tect was  Charles  H.  Prindeville. 
This  parish  supports  a  fine  school, 
which  is  in  charge  of  the  Sisters 
of  Mercy.  It  is  attended  by  250 
children. 

Father  Gill  is  assisted  in  his 
labors  by  the  Reverend  Joseph  T. 
O'Donnell. 


St.  I  la's.  Magnolia  and  Catalpa  Avenues.  St.  Ita's  School,  Magnolia  and  Catalpa  Avenues. 

ST.  ITA'S,  FOUNDED  1900. 

The  parish  of  St.  Ita's  which  for  many  years  was  situated  near  the  northern  boundary  of  the 
city,  is  today  in  the  heart  of  a  thickly  populated  district  and  one  of  the  most  flourishing  communities 
in  tin-  Archdiocese  of  Chicago.  The  Reverend  J.  H.  Crowe,  who  founded  it  in  1900,  is  still  at  the 
head  of  the  church.  The  valuable  property  of  the  parish  is  situated  on  Magnolia  and  Catalpa  Ave- 
nues,  and  consists  of  a  handsome  church,  rectory,  and  fine  modern  school  where  550  children  receive 
instruction  under  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy. 


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CHURCH  OF  THE  IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION. 


] m maculate  Conception    (English). 


The  English 
Church  of  the  Im- 
maculate Concep- 
tion, situated  at, 
North  Park  Ave- 
nue and  Schiller 
Street,  was  erect- 
ed in  185!).  The 
first  priest,  and 
founder  was  the 
Reverend  William 
Edward  s.  For 
many  years  this 
English  parish  was 
the  most  northern 
one  of  the  city.  The 
present  pastor  is 
the  Reverend 
Thomas  A.  Kearns. 
He  is  assisted  by 
the  Reverends  E. 
P.  Gahagan  and 
C.  F.  Donovan. 
The  Sisters  of  the 
Third  Order  of  St. 
Dominic  teach  the 
410  children. 


ST.  SEBASTIAN'S,  FOUNDED  1910. 

The  spacious  and  well  appointed  school  building  of  St.  Sebastian's  parish  is  located  at  Wel- 
lington Avenue  and  Halsted  Street,  and  has  an  attendance  of  more  than  300  pupils,  who  are  under 
the  care  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity.  The  church  is  a  frame  structure  adjoining  on  Blucher  Street. 
The  Reverend  Edward  Byrnes  is  pastor. 


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St.  Henry's,  Ridge  and  Devon. 

ST.  HENRY'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1851. 

The  church  known  as  St.  Henry's  ranks 
among  the  oldest  Catholic  communities  in  Chi- 
cago. Its  first  priest  was  the  Reverend  Fort- 
mann.  For  many  years  the  Redemptorist  Fa- 
thers were  in  charge,  but  in  1868  the  parish 
came  under  the  secular  clergy.  The  Reverend 
F.  J.  Ruetershoff,  now  rector,  erected  the  pres- 
ent magnificent  church.  The  school  taught  by 
the  Poor  Handmaids  of  Jesus  Christ  is  attended 
by  450  pupils. 


St.  Teresa's,  Center  and  Osgood. 

ST.  TERESA'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1889. 

The  community  of  St.  Teresa,  which  is  lo- 
cated at  Center  and  Osgood  Streets,  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend  M.  W.  Barth.  The 
pupils,  who  number  432,  are  under  the  tutelage 
of  the  Sisters  of  Christian  Charity.  The  Rev- 
erend J.  F.  Kirsch  is  the  spiritual  head  of  the 
parish,  and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  H. 
Retzek. 


ST.  CLEMENT'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1905. 

The  parish  of  St.  Clement  was  organized  by  the  Germans  in  1905  and  the  cornerstone  of  the 
parish  building  at  646  Doming  Place  was  laid  October  18,  1905.  It  is  a  combination  structure  used 
for  both  school  and  divine  worship.  About  250  pupils  are  instructed  by  the  School  Sisters  of  St. 
Francis  of  Joliet.  Reverend  F.  Rempe  became  its  first  pastor.  He  is  assisted  by  Reverend  Goyke. 


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ST.  LUCY'S,  FOUNDED  1911. 

The  Church  of  St.  Lucy's  was  known  by  the 
name  of  St.  Catharine's  until  1911.  This  prop- 
erty, at  Franklin  Avenue  and  Lake  Street,  was 
purchased  by  the  parishioners  of  St.  Catharine's 
of  Sienna,  with  the  intention  of  erecting  their 
parish  buildings  thereon.  But,  owing  to  the  great 
influx  of  Catholic  population  into  this  part  of 
the  city,  St.  Lucy's  was  made  an  independent 
church  in  1911,  the  Reverend  Father  Dorney, 
the  present  rector,  becoming  the  first  resident 
pastor.  The  large  parish  school  is  attended  by 
more  than  200  children,  who  are  under  the  in- 
struction of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy. 


ST.  CATHARINE'S  OF  SIENNA, 
FOUNDED  1889. 

The  church  known  as  St.  Catharine's  of 
Sienna,  on  the  corner  of  Washington  Boulevard 
and  Park  Avenue,  was  the  first  Catholic  Church 
founded  in  Austin.  The  parish  was  organized 
in  1889  by  the  Reverend  Father  Campbell,  who 
was  appointed  by  the  Most  Reverend  Arch- 
bishop Feehan,  D.  IX,  becoming  the  first  pas- 
tor. The  children  of  the  parish  are  taught  at 
St.  Catharine's  Academy,  which  is  under  the 
care  of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy.  The  academy  is 
located  at  the  corner  of  Central  Avenue  and 
Washington  Boulevard.  The  Reverend  John  M. 
Howen  is  the  present  pastor. 


ST.  VERONICA'S,  FOUNDED  1906. 


The  parish  of  St.  Veronica's  was  organized 
in  1906  by  the  Reverend  T.  M.  Burke,  now  pas- 
tor of  St.  Gabriel's  Church.  The  church  build- 
ings, which  are  situated  on  North  Whipple 
Street,  near  School,  were  erected  during  Father 
Burke 's  pastorate.  Father  Burke  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  present  pastor,  the  Reverend 


George  C.  Code,  in  March,  1914.  The  building 
used  for  divine  worship  is  a  handsome  com- 
bination structure  now  so  much  in  vogue.  The 
spacious  parish  house  is  a  credit  to  the  congre- 
gation. Nearly  three  hundred  children  attend 
the  school,  which  is  in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of 
the  IIolv  Child  Jesus  from  Sheridan  Road. 


OUR  LADY  OF  SORROWS. 

Tin*  strip  of  territory  bounded  by  North  Avenue,  Western  Avenue  and  Twelfth  Street,  and 
miming  west  indefinitely,  was  the  original  grant  made  by  Bishop  Foley  to  the  Servite  Fathers 
when,  in  1870,  they  came  to  settle  in  Chicago.  Within  this  tract  the  site  selected  for  a  mission 
church  was  that  on  which  the  present  parish  church  stands,  namely,  Jackson  Boulevard  and 
Albany  Avenue.  As  time  went  on,  other  mission  churches  were  established  at  various  points,  all 
of  which  have  developed  into  parochial  churches.  Wherefore,  Our  Lady  of  Sorrows  stands  as  the 
Mother  Church  of  thirteen  new  parishes  which  have  been  carved  out  of  her  original  territory. 

The  first  pastor  was  Father  A.  M.  Morini,  O.S.M.  The  present  edifice,  begun  in  September 
of  the  year  18!tO.  was  completed  in  1902  under  the  administration  of  Reverend  Hugh  Crevier, 
O.S.M.  To  the  tireless  energy  of  the  same  able  administrator  is  due  likewise  the  commodious 


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Our  Lady  of  Sorrows'  Parish  Hall  and  School,  Jackson  anil  Albany. 

monastery  attached  to  the  church  building,  erected  in  1903.  The  parish  school,  which  was 
erected  iu  1886,  has  a  capacity  of  1600  pupils  and  is  conducted  by  the  Sisters  of  Providence.  It 
remains  a  monument  to  the  enterprise  and  foresight  of  its  founders,  for  in  those  days  scarcely 
one-fourth  of  its  capacity  was  enrolled.  The  parish  Auditorium  was  built  in  1!)08  under  1he 
superintendence  of  the  present  pastor,  Reverend  A.  M.  Quigley,  O.S.M.  The  lower  floor  of  this 
building  consists  of  meeting  halls,  society  rooms,  etc.,  while  the  upper  floor  is  a  spacious  auditorium, 
containing  seats  for  1400  persons,  with  stage,  gallery,  dressing  rooms,  etc.  St.  Philip's  High 
School,  a  three-story,  fireproof  structure,  was  erected  in  1909.  It  is  capable  of  accommodating 
six  hundred  pupils,  but  at  present  not  more  than  two-thirds  of  that  number  attend. 


St.   Philip's  High  School.   Jackson    lioulevard. 


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ST.  COLUMBKILLE  'S,  FOUNDED  1859. 

St.  Columbkille's  parish  was  founded  in  1859  by  the  Reverend  Father  Kenney.  The  first 
pastor  was  the  Reverend  Father  Ward.  He  was  succeeded  in  1871  by  the  Reverend  Thomas 
Hurke,  who  in  that  year  erected  the  present  church  at  the  corner  of  Grand  Avenue  and  North 
Paulina  Street.  Reverend  P.  J.  Tinan,  P.R.,  is  the  present  pastor.  He  is  assisted  by  the  Rever- 
ends John  E.  Foley  and  John  M.  Ford,  D.D.  Many  improvements  have  been  made  in  the  church 
property  under  Father  Tinan 's  pastorate.  These  include  electric  lighting,  a  new  heating  plant,  the 
putting  in  of  a  beautiful  new  marble  entrance  to  the  church,  and  enlarging  the  rectory.  In  the 
meantime  St.  Columba's  girls'  school  has  been  brought  under  parish  control.  The  school  chil- 
dren number  590,  and  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Providence.  The  number  of  parishioners  has 
been  gradually  decreasing,  other  nationalities  settling  in  that  part  of  the  city.  The  parish  celebrated 
its  golden  jubilee  in  October.  1909. 


ST.  CHARLES  OF 
BORROMEO. 

On  the  corner  of  Twelfth 
and  Cypress  Streets  stands  a 
magnificent  Gothic  structure 
known  as  the  Church  of  St. 
Charles  of  Borromeo,  which 
was  founded  in  August,  1885, 
by  the  Most  Reverend  Arch- 
bishop Feehan,  D.D.  The 
first  resident  pastor  was  the 
Reverend  P.  D.  Gill.  He  was 
succeeded  by  the  Reverend  P. 
J.  Muldoon,  who  afterward  be- 
came Bishop  of  Chicago  and 
who  is  now  Bishop  of  Rock- 
ford,  111.  The  Right  Reverend 
P.  J.  Muldoon,  D.D.,  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  present  pastor, 
the  Reverend  E.  J.  Fox,  who 
has  made  many  important  im- 
provements to  the  parish 
buildings,  which  are  today 
among  the  finest  church  prop- 
erty in  the  diocese.  The  fine 
parochial  school  has  860  pu- 
pils, while  St.  Mary's  High 
School  has  an  attendance  of 
850  girls.  Both  schools  are 
taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Char- 
ity, B.  V.  M.  Father  Fox  is 
assisted  by  the  Reverends  J. 
B.  Scanlan  and  M.  J.  Xealis. 


St.  Charles  of  Horromeo  Church  and  Rectory,  Showing  Schools  Above. 


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CHURCH  OP  THE 
PRESENTATION, 

FOUNDED  1898. 

The  imposing  group  of  buildings 
belonging  to  the  parish  of  the 
Presentation  are  located  at  Spring- 
field Avenue  and  Lexington  Street. 
They  were  erected  by  the  Rever- 
end J.  J.  Jennings,  the  founder 
and  the  present  pastor  of  the 
parish,  in  1898.  In  the  past  twenty 
years  this  section  of  the  city  has 
had  a  phenomenal  growth,  which 
has  given  this  Catholic  community 
a  large  membership  and  enabled 
it  to  erect  a  beautiful  church,  rec- 
tory, two  school  buildings,  and  a 
Sisters'  convent.  The  church  is 
built  in  the  Mission  style  of  archi- 
tecture, being  patterned  after  the 
wonderful  churches  built  in  the 
early  Spanish  days  in  the  south- 
west. This  valuable  property  is 
entirely  free  from  debt.  Nearly 
1,100  children  attend  the  school, 
which  is  under  the  care  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  Charity  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
The  curriculum  covers  all  grades 
from  primary  through  grammar. 
Father  Jennings  and  his  devoted 
parishioners  feel  proud  of  what 
has  been  accomplished  in  the  short 
space  of  eighteen  years.  Father 
Jennings  is  assisted  in  his  labors 
by  the  Reverends  John  J.  Kearns, 
Thomas  A.  Canty,  D.I).,  and  James 
E.  O'Brien. 


Cliurcli  of  Thf  Presentation.  SpriiiRticId  and 


School  and  Hall  above 


SclKKil  art!  Sisters  Residence  below 


St.   Jarlath's,   Jackson    Houlevard   and    Hermitage. 


ST.  JARLATH'S,  FOUNDED  1869. 

St.  Jarlath's  Church  is  a  handsome  stone 
structure  at  the  corner  of  Jackson  Boulevard 
and  Hermitage  Avenue.  St.  Jarlath's  parish 
was  organized  by  the  Reverend  J.  J.  Grogan  in 
1869.  In  its  early  days  it  was  in  one  of  the  best 
residential  districts  of  the  west  side,  but  as  the 
city  grew  and  its  original  people  moved  away, 
the  character  of  the  congregation  has  entirely 
changed.  Father  Grogan  was  succeeded  by  the 
Reverend  Thomas  Cashman  in  1872,  who  still 
continues  in  charge  of  the  parish.  This  gives 
him  a  longer  pastorate  than  any  other  Catholic 
rector  in  Chicago.  All  the  improvements  in  the 
church  property  have  been  made  during  his 
administration.  The  parochial  school,  which  is 
in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  the  Third  Order  of 
St.  Dominic,  has  an  enrollment  of  400  pupils. 
Father  Cashman  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend 
Philip  L.  Kennedy  and  John  A.  Fleming. 


ST.  ATTRACTA'S,  FOUNDED  1902. 

The  parish  of  St.  Attracta  is  located  on  the 
west  side  and  was  organized  by  the  Reverend 
Father  Judge  in  1902.  The  church  edifice  is 
situated  on  the  corner  of  West  Thirteenth 
Street  and  Forty-eighth  Avenue.  Father  O'Con- 
nor was  the  first  resident  pastor.  Father  M.  J. 
McKenna  is  now  the  pastor  in  charge. 


ST.  EDMUND'S,  FOUNDED  1907. 

St.  Edmund's  Church  and  rectory,  on  Oak 
Avenue,  in  the  beautiful  suburb  of  Oak  Park, 
were  erected  by  the  present  pastor,  the  Rev- 
erend John  J.  Code.  The  church  is  of  Gothic 
design  and  is  by  many  considered  the  most  at- 
tractive and  devotional  in  style  of  any  church 
in  the  Archdiocese.  . 


St.    Kilmund's,    Oak    I'aik. 


St.  Attracta's,  West  Thirteenth  Street  and  Forty-eighth 
Avenue. 


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Convent 

and 

Heotory 


School 

of  the 

Nativity 


CHURCH  OF  THE  NATIVITY  OF  OUR  LORD. 

The  Church  of  the  Nativity  of  Our  Lord,  Thirty-seventh  Street  and  Union  Avenue,  was 
founded  nearly  half  a  century  ago  by  the  Reverend  Michael  Lyons.  It  was  originally  located 
at  Halsted  and  Thirty-ninth  Streets,  but  on  Holy  Rosary  Sunday,  1878,  the  first  mass  was  cele- 
brated in  the  basement  of  the  present  imposing  structure.  The  church,  house  and  school  were 
built  by  the  Reverend  Joseph  M.  Cartan,  who  served  the  parish  as  pastor  for  more  than  thirty 
years.  The  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph  have  charge  of  the  school  of  1,125  pupils.  The  Reverend  James 
J.  Flaherty  is  pastor,  assisted  by  the  Reverends  E.  F.  Rice  and  J.  H.  Murphy. 


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ST.  DAVID'S,  FOUNDED  1905. 


St.  David's  Parish,  which  lies  within  the 
Stock-yards  district,  was  organized  in  1905  by 
the  Reverend  D.  J.  Crimmins,  now  pastor  of  St. 
Leo's.  Father  Crimmins  remained  with  this 
congregation  until  1914,  when  he  was  succeeded 
by  the  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  Joseph 
McNamee.  The  substantial  buildings  of  the 
parish — a  combination  church-school  structure 


and  a  rectory — stand  at  the  corner  of  Thirty- 
second  Street  and  Union  Avenue.  The  large 
parochial  school  is  under  the  care  of  the  Sisters 
of  Providence  from  St.  Mary-of-the- Woods, 
Indiana,  and  is  attended  by  four  hundred  and 
fifty  children.  Father  McNamee  is  assisted  in 
his  labors  by  the  Reverends  J.  Cannell  and 
James  E.  Burke. 


St.  Oavid's  Rectory.  Thirty-second  and  Union. 


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ST.  BASIL'S 

FOUNDED    1904. 

St.  Basil's  Parish  was 
founded  by  the  late  Rev- 
erend Thomas  E.  Cox, 
LL.D.,  in  1904.  The 
church  edifice  is  a  com- 
bination building  answer- 
ing the  purpose  of  school 
and  divine  worship.  The 
school  is  under  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Dominic  and  has 
an  attendance  of  nearly 
800  children. 


St.   Rose  of  Lima,   Ashland  and  Forty-eighth. 


ST.    GABRIEL'S, 

FOUNDED  1878. 

The  beautiful 
Church  of  St.  Ga- 
briel's, situated  at 
the  corner  of 
Forty-fifth  a  n  d 
Sherman  Streets, 
was  founded  by 
the  Reverend 
Maurice  Dorney, 
who  remained  at 
the  head  of  the 
parish  until  his 
death  in  1914.  The 
property  of  the 
parish  grew  to  the 
be  very  valuable 
under  his  pastor- 
ate. Father  Dorn- 
ey was  succeeded 
by  the  Reverend 
T.  M.  Burke,  the 
present  pastor. 


St.  Basil,   1810   Garfield   Boulevard. 

ST.  ROSE  OF  LIMA,  FOUNDED  1881. 

The  Congregation  of  St.  Rose  of  Limn,  although 
founded  scarcely  thirty-five  years  ago,  is  one  of 
the  oldest  in  the  southwest  part  of  the  city.  It 
was  organized  by  the  Reverend  Thomas  G.  Galle- 
gan  in  1881.  The  Reverend  D.  Hayes,  the  pres- 
ent pastor,  received  his  appointment  in  188)5.  The 
quaint  church  edifice  is  located  at  the  corner  of 
Ashland  Avenue  and  Forty-eighth  Street.  The 
school  building  is  one  block  west,  at  the  corner  of 
Marshfield.  Nearly  700  children  are  taught  by 
the  Sisters  of  Mercy. 


St.   Gabriel's,    Forty-fifth    and    Sherman. 


ST.  AGNES'  CHURCH  AND  RECTORY. 


St.  Agnes'  Parish  was  organized  in  1884  by  the  Rev- 
erend M.  J.  Horgan,  who  was  also  its  first  pastor. 
The  beautiful  church  and  rectory  are  situated  on  the 
corner  of  Washtenaw  Avenue  and  Thirty-ninth  Street. 


The  large  parochial  school  was  opened  in  1884,  and 
now  has  an  attendance  of  more  than  800  pupils,  who 
are  instructed  by  twenty  Sisters  of  Providence.  The 
present  pastor,  the  Reverend  N.  J.  Hitchcock,  has 
been  in  charge  of  the  parish  for  twenty-two  years,  hav- 
ing succeeded  the  Reverend  J.  A.  Hemlock  in  1894. 
He  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  Francis  P.  Murphy  and 
the  Reverend  Moses  E.  Kiely. 


ST.  BRIDGET'S,  FOUNDED  1858 

St.  Bridget's  1'arish  is  one  of  the  oldest  Catholic 
communities  in  Chicago,  having  been  founded-  by  the 
Reverend  Father  Kelly  in  1858.  The  handsome  church 
and  other  buildings  which  have  been  erected  by  the 
present  pastor,  the  Reverend  II.  O 'Sullivan,  P.R.,  are 
located  on  Archer  Avenue  near  Twenty-ninth  Street. 


CUR  LADY  OF  GOOD  COUNSEL 

The  parish  of  Our  Lady  of  Good  Counsel  was  or- 
ganized from  that  of\  St.  Bridget's  in  1912.  The  large 
church  edifice,  which  is  a  combination  building  church 
and  school,  is  located  at  Thirty-fifth  Street  and  Hermit- 
age Avenue.  Reverend  E.  M.  O'Donnell  is  pastor. 


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ST.  BRENDEN'S,  FOUNDED  1891. 

St.  Brenden's  is  a  flourishing  parish  located  in  the  southwestern  part  of  the  city.  It  was  or- 
ganized in  1891  by  Reverend  .Michael  T.  Macken,  and  was  formerly  a  part  of  St.  Bernard's 
parish.  For  several  years  the  congregation  worshiped  in  the  frame  church  which  was  erected 
at  the  time  the  parish  was  founded.  In  1900  the  corner-stone  of  the  splendid  new  Gothic  church 
at  the  corner  of  Sixty-seventh  Street  and  Racine  Avenue  was  laid.  The  church,  however,  was  not 
dedicated  until  June,  1914.  Its  seating  capacity  is  about  1,400.  The  parish  school  is  located  at, 
Loomis  and  Sixty-seventh  Streets.  It  has  an  enrollment  of  900  pupils  and  is  in  charge  of  the 
Sisters  of  the  Third  Order  of  St.  Dominic.  Father  Macken  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  Michael  J. 
Fennessy. 


Visitation  Grammar  School. 

VISITATION  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1886. 

The  Catholic  community  known  as  the  Parish 
of  the  Visitation  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
archdiocese.  It  was  founded  by  the  Reverend 
D.  F.  McGuire  on  July  2,  1886,  who  is  still  the 
spiritual  director  of  the  congregation.  The 
first  church  edifice  was  located  at  Morgan  and 
Fifty-third  Streets,  but  as  the  future  showed 
an  encouraging  outlook  for  the  parish,  Father 


Visitation    High    School,    Garfield   and    Peoria. 

McGuire  secured  property  on  Garfield  Boule- 
vard and  Peoria  Street  and  laid  the  foundation 
for  the  present  spacious  and  beautiful  church 
in  1892. 

From  almost  the  inception  of  the  parish,  the 
education  of  its  yoiith  has  been  provided  for, 
and  today  this  parish  has  one  of  the  best 
i'(|iii|>ped  schools  in  the  city.  The  grammar 
school  is  thoroughly  graded  and  prepares  the 
students  for  the  high  school  which  has  just 
been  completed.  These  schools  are  under  the 
direction  of  the  Dominican  Sisters,  whose 
mother  house  is  located  at  Sinsinawa,  Wiconsin. 


Visitation  Church,   Garfield   and   Peoria. 


Sisters'  Convent. 


ST.   RITA'S   CHURCH  AND  COLLEGE. 


The  parish  of  St.  Rita's  was  organized  by 
the  Augustine  Fathers  in  1905.  They  were  in- 
vited to  come  to  Chicago  by  the  Most  Rev- 
erend Archbishop  James  E.  Quigley,  D.D.,  of 
happy  memory.  He  gave  the  necessary  per- 
mission to  the  Reverend  M.  J.  Geraghty, 
Provincial  of  the  Augustine  Order,  to  found  a 
new  parish  and  college  in  the  Archdiocese  of 
Chicago.  By  reason  of  this  permission,  on 
June  25,  1905,  Reverend  J.  F.  Green,  O.S.A., 
was  appointed  to  undertake  the  work  of  secur- 
ing property  and  erecting  buildings  for  the 
new  parish.  For  this  purpose  he  purchased 
five  acres  at  Sixty-third  Street  and  Oakley 
Avenue.  On  this  site  a  combination  building, 
consisting  of  a  church,  college,  and  monastery, 
was  erected,  the  entire  cost  being  $87,000.  The 
cornerstone  was  laid  with  the  permission  of 
the  Most  Reverend  Archbishop,  by  Father 
Green,  0.  S.  A.,  October  26,  1905,  and  the 
church  part  of  the  building  was  solemnly  dedi- 
cated April  22,  1906,  by  the  Right  Reverend 
P.  J.  Muldoon,  D.D.,  Auxiliary  Bishop  of  Chi- 
cago. The  ministers  of  the  Mass  were:  Cele- 
brant, Very  Reverend  M.  J.  Geraghty,  O.S.A., 
Provincial ;  deacon,  Reverend  Wm.  A.  Ryan, 
rector  of  St.  Agnes'  Church,  Utica,  X.  Y. ; 
sub-deacon,  Reverend  Hugh  A.  Gallagher, 
O.S.A.,  prior  of  the  monastery  of  St.  Thomas 


of  Villanova,  Pennsylvania;  and  master  of 
ceremonies,  Reverend  John  A.  Nugent,  O.S.A., 
rector  of  the  Church  of  Our  Lady  of  Good 
Counsel,  Bryn  Mawr,  Pennsylvania.  The  ser- 
mon, a  masterly  one  on  the  life  and  sanctity 
of  St.  Rita,  was  preached  by  the  Reverend  M. 
J.  Dorney,  D.D.,  rector  of  St.  Gabriel's  Church, 
Chicago.  Thirty-five  priests  were  present  in 
the  sanctuary  on  the  occasion.  The  college 
opened  in  September,  1906,  with  twelve  stu- 
dents. By  January,  1907,  the  number  had  in- 
creased to  twenty-seven.  Since  then  the  num- 
ber of  students  has  increased  from  year  to 
year.  Up-to-date  1,'JOO  boys  have  been  taught 
and  167  graduated.  The  parish,  which  nine 
years  ago  numbered  only  a  few  families,  has 
grown  steadily  if  not  largely,  and  the  four 
.Masses  on  Sunday  are  well  attended.  In  the 
church  is  a  shrine  of  St.  Rita,  who  is  known  as 
the  Saint  of  the  Impossible.  At  the  present  time 
there  is  in  the  course  of  erection  on  Sixty-second 
Street  and  Washtenaw  Avenue  a  building  which 
serves  as  a  convent  for  the  Sisters  and  a  paro- 
chial school.  The  school  was  opened  in  Septem- 
ber of  1915. 

Connected  with  St.  Rita's  Church  are  three 
out-missions:  St.  Gall's,  St.  Nicholas  of  Tolen- 
tine,  and  St.  Clare  of  Montefalco.  Father 
Green  is  rector  of  the  church  and  president  of 
the  college.  He  has  ten  assistant  priests. 


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ST.  NICHOLAS'  CHURCH 
(GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1890. 

In  March,  1890,  the  church 
known  as  St.  Nicholas,  located  at 
State  Street  and  One  Hundred  and 
Thirteenth  Place,  was  founded  by 
the  Reverend  Theodore  A.  Honi- 
fas,  who  is  the  present  pastor  of 
the  church.  The  cornerstone  was 
laid  in  1896  by  the  Most  Reverend 
P.  A.  Feehan,  D.I).,  and  in  1901, 
the  Right  Reverend  P.  J.  Muldoon, 
1 ).!).,  dedicated  the  complete  edi- 
fice. The  style  of  architecture  is 
French  Gothic.  The  school  build- 
ing, a  handsome  brick  structure, 
was  erected  in  1906.  About  300 
children  are  in  attendance  and  are 
taught  by  the  School  Sisters  of  St. 
Francis.  As  this  is  a  German  con- 
gregation, the  German  language  is 
taught  in  all  the  grades. 


ST.  ANTHONY  OF  PADUA  (GERMAN),   FOUNDED  1873. 


Located  on  the  South  Side  is  the  German  Catholic 
Church  known  as  St.  Anthony  of  Padua.  It  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend  P.  Fischer  and  was  situated 
for  many  years  at  Canal  Street  and  Twenty-fourth 
Place,  but  on  account  of  business  encroachments,  prop- 
erty was  secured  at  Wallace  Street  and  Twenty-eighth 
Place  for  the  erection  of  the  present  church,  school, 
convent,  and  parochial  residence.  The  cornerstone  of 


the  new  church  was  laid  in  1914  by  the  Bight  Rev- 
erend A.  J.  McGavick,  D.D.,  and  a  year  later  the  ded- 
ication of  this  magnificent  group  of  buildings  was  sol- 
emnized by  the  Right  Reverend  Paul  P.  Rhode,  D.D. 
The  school  has  an  attendance  of  460  pupils,  instructed 
by  the  School  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  of  Milwaukee. 
The  present  rector,  the  Reverend  John  Dettmer,  P.R., 
superintended  the  erection  of  the  new  buildings. 


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ST.  PAUL'S  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1878. 


Although  situated  in  the  heart  of  a  busy 
manufacturing  district  at  Twenty-second  Place 
and  Hoyne  Avenue,  the  Church  of  St.  Paul 
(German)  is  a  most  imposing  edifice  and  reflects 
great  credit  on  the  parishioners.  The  parish 
was  organized  in  1878,  but  the  corner-stone  of 
their  beautiful  church  was  not  laid  until  18!)7. 
and  the  building  itself  was  not  completed  until 
1899.  The  two  stately  towers,  thirty-two  feet 
square  at  their  base,  and  rising  to  a  height  of 
240  feet,  are  the  pride  of  the  neighborhood. 


The  parish  house,  just  back  of  the  church,  is 
constructed  in  the  same  style  of  architecture. 
The  church  school  is  also  constructed  on  splen- 
did lines  and  includes  grammar,  commercial 
and  high  school  departments.  It  is  attended  by 
about  ")f>0  children,  who  are  instructed  by  six- 
teen School  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame.  The  Very 
Reverend  Leonard  Sclilimm,  O.S.B.,  is  pastor; 
Reverend  Augustine  Minkel,  O.S.B.,  Reverend 
Bonaventure  Reithmeier,  O.S.B.,  and  Reverend 
Herbert  Huettner,  O.S.H.,  are  assistants. 


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ALL  SAINTS', 
FOUNDED  1875. 

All  Saints'  Par- 
ish was  founded  in 
1S75  by  the  Right 
Reverend  Bishop 
E.  J.  Dunne,  D.  D., 
of  Dallas,  Texas. 
When  Father 
Dunne  b  e  c  a  in  e 
bishop  he  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Rever- 
end J.  C.  Gillan, 
who  is  still  in 
charge.  The  fine 
Gothic  church, 
school  and  paro- 
chial residence  at 
Wallace  Street  and 
T  went  y-fi  f  t  h 
Place  were  erected 
during  the  pastor- 
ate of  Father 
Dunne.  The  Sisters 
of  Mercy  brought 
the  schools  to  a 
high  standard  of 
efficiency. 


All  Saints',  Twenty-fifth  and  Wallace. 


f    ' 


St.   Thomas',   Fifty-fifth  and  Kimbark. 

ST.  THOMAS,  APOSTLE,  FOUNDED  1865. 

Half  a  century  ago,  when  the  great  Hyde  Park 
district  of  Chicago  was  chiefly  a  prairie,  Father 
Thomas  Kelly,  pastor  of  St.  James'  parish,  built 
a  mission  church  at  Fifty-fifth  Street  and  Kim- 
bark  Avenue  in  1865.  In  1868,  Reverend  P.  D. 
Butler  was  made  resident  pastor.  The  present 
pastor,  Reverend  J.  J.  Carroll,  assumed  charge 
in  1887.  The  handsome  church  was  erected 
after  his  accession. 


Holy  Cross,   Sixty-fifth  and   Jackson    (Maryland). 

HOLY  CROSS,  FOUNDED  1891. 

The  Church  of  the  Holy  Cross,  at  Sixty-fifth 
Street  and  Maryland  Avenue,  was  founded  by 
Reverend  Father  Hishen  in  1891.  The  fine 
parish  school  instructs  more  than  1,000  children. 
Reverend  D.  D.  Hishen,  the  present  pastor, 
erected  the  handsome  church  and  school  build- 
ings. He  is  assisted  in  his  labors  of  the  parish 
by  the  Reverends  Francis  E.  Scanlon  and 
Henry  McGuire. 


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Corpus  Christ!  Church,  School  and  Rectory,  (fraud  Hoult'vnrd  au<l  49th  Strict. 


CORPUS  CHRISTI  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1901. 


The  parish  of  Corpus  Christ!  was  organized 
by  the  Right  Reverend  Archbishop  Feehan, 
D.D.,  and  the  Reverend  F.  Henneberry  was  ap- 
pointed as  its  first  pastor.  Shortly  after  his 
appointment  Father  Henneberry  was  called  to 
his  reward  and  the  Reverend  Thomas  F. 
O'Gara,  the  present  pastor,  was  made  spiritual 
head  of  the  parish.  The  buildings,  the  church, 
rectory  and  school,  as  we  see  them  today  were 
erected  by  Father  O'Gara.  The  Church  of 
Corpus  Christi  is  considered  by  many  to  be 
the  finest  church  edifice  in  the  Archdiocese. 
The  style  of  architecture  is  Italian  Renais- 


sance. The  illustration  shown  above  will  give 
to  the  readers  some  conception  of  this  beautiful 
structure.  Corpus  Christi  lakes  care  of  the 
spiritual  needs  of  the  Mother  house  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  Mercy,  the  Chicago  Industrial  School 
for  Colored  Girls,  and  the  Home  for  the  Aged 
conducted  by  the  Little  Sisters  of  the  Poor. 
The  parochial  school  has  an  attendance  of  400 
children.  Their  instruction  is  under  the  guid- 
ance of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy  from  St.  Xavier's 
Academy.  The  Reverend  Father  O'Gara  is  as- 
sisted in  his  labor  by  the  Reverends  J.  H.  Xawn, 
J.  K.  Fielding,  and  H.  Weber. 


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ST.  CECILIA'S,  FOUNDED  1885 

To  relieve  the  overcrowded  parishes  of  The 
Nativity,  St.  Anne's,  St.  Gabriel's  and  St. 
Elizabeth's,  the  parish  of  St.  Cecilia  was  organ- 
ized in  1885  by  the  Reverend  Edward  A.  Kelly, 


St.   Cecilia's   School. 

now  rector  of  St.  Anne's  Church.  For  several 
years  the  congregation  worshiped  in  a  tempo- 
rary structure,  but  in  1889,  under  Father 
Kelly's  pastorate,  the  cornerstone  of  the  hand- 
some new  edifice  was  laid  by  the  Most  Reverend 
Archbishop  Feehan,  D.D.,  who  also  dedicated 
the  completed  church  to  the  patronage  of  St. 
Cecilia  in  1891.  Father  Kelly  also  erected  the 
fine  parochial  residence  and  school  building. 
The  school,  under  the  tutelage  of  the  Sisters 
of  Mercy,  has  an  enrollment  of  675  children. 
Father  Kelly  was  succeeded  by  the  Reverend  D. 
Croke,  the  present  pastor,  who  is  assisted  by 
the  Reverends  D.  Lanigan  and  P.  M.  Griffin. 


ST.  ANNE'S,  FOUNDED  1869. 

When  the  parish  of  St.  Anne's 
was  organized  by  the  Reverend 
Joseph  E.  Bowles  in  1869,  that 
part  of  the  city  was  almost  un- 
broken prairie,  only  a  few  scat- 
tered houses  to  be  seen  here  and 
there  in  this  now  densely  popu- 
lated section.  However,  only  a 
few  years  had  elapsed  before  St. 
Anne's  became  one  of  the  most 
flourishing  parishes  in  the  city. 
The  Reverend  Joseph  E.  Bowles 
was  the  founder  and  first  pastor. 
He  was  succeeded  by  the  Reverend 
Thomas  E.  Leyden.  Then  the  late 
Reverend  P.  M.  Flannigan  became 
pastor,  taking  charge  in  1877. 
Even  then  the  parish  was  subur- 
ban, the  only  transportation  being 
by  railroad.  Father  Flannigan 
erected  the  splendid  parish  build- 
ings, which  are  located  at  Garh'eld 
Boulevard  and  Wentworth  Ave- 
nue. They  consist  of  a  beautiful 
church  edifice,  school  building, 
Sisters'  house  and  parochial  resi- 
dence. The  church  was  dedicated 
by  the  Very  Reverend  John  Mc- 
-Mullen.  administrator,  in  1880. 
Upon  the  death  of  Father  Flanni- 
gan, the  Reverend  Edward  A. 
Kelly,  D.D.,  was  appointed  pastor 
by  His  Grace,  Archbishop  Quigley. 


St.  Anne's,  Gerfleld  and  Wentworth. 


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ST.  LEO'S  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  IN  1887. 

On  the  corner  of  Seventy-eighth  Street  and 
Emerald  Avenue  are  the  parish  buildings  of 
St.  Leo's.  The  church  was  built  by  the  Rev- 


St.  Leo's  Schools. 

erend  John  J.  Carroll,  pastor  of  St.  Thomas' 
Church,  Hyde  Park,  Chicago,  in  1887.  The 
first  resident  pastor  was  the  Reverend  P.  A.  L. 
Egan,  who  remained  at  the  head  of  the  congre- 
gation until  his  death.  He  was  succeeded  by 
the  present  rector,  the  Reverend  1).  J.  Crim- 
mins.  Father  Crimmins  has  made  many  im- 
provements in  the  parish  during  his  pastorate. 
The  new  school  building,  Sisters'  convent,  re- 
modeling of  parochial  residence,  and  much 
other  necessary  work  has  been  accomplished. 
The  children,  600  in  number,  are  taught  by  the 
Sisters  of  Providence. 


ST.  BERNARD'S,  FOUNDED  IN  1887. 

The  Most  Reverend  P.  A.  Feehan,  1).  1)., 
Archbishop  of  Chicago,  was  the  founder  of  St. 
Bernard's  Parish,  and  appointed  the  Reverend 
Bernard  P.  Murray  to  be  its  first  pastor. 
Father  Murray  is  still  rector  of  this  church. 
The  parish  church,  which  he  built,  is  one  of  the 
finest  church  edifices  in  Chicago.  This  com- 
munity supports  a  fine  parish  school  which  is 
taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Loretto  and  attended 
by  nearly  600  pupils.  The  parish  buildings  are 
situated  at  Sixtv-sixth  Street  and  Stewart  Ave. 


ST.  KILIAN'S  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1905. 

Among  the  many  new  parishes  which  have 
been  organized  in  recent  years  in  Chicago  may 
be  named  that  of  St.  Kilian's,  which  is  located 
far  south,  at  Eighty-seventh  and  Aberdeen 
Streets.  In  ]!)0f>  the  Most  Reverend  Arch- 
bishop Quigley,  D.  I).,  gave  permission  to  the 
Reverend  J.  J.  Greene  to  found  a  new  parish. 
Father  (Jreene,  who  is  still  pastor,  has  erected 
a  handsome  church,  which  has  a  seating  ca- 
pacity of  about  650. 


ST.  AUGUSTINE  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED    1879. 


The  handsome  group  of  buildings  belonging 
to  St.  Augustine's  parish  are  located  on  Laflin 
and  Fifty-first  Streets.  They  comprise  the 
beautiful  church,  monastery,  school  building, 
and  the  Sisters'  convent.  For  several  years  this 
parish  was  in  charge  of  one  of  the  assistants 
of  St.  Anthony's.  In  1882  His  Grace,  the  Most 
Reverend  Archbishop  Feehan,  sent  Reverend 
I).  Thiele  to  St.  Augustine's.  He  thus  became 
its  first  pastor,  remaining  until  1886,  when  the 
church  was  put  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Franciscan  Fathers.  Reverend  Symphorian 
Forstmann.  O.F.M.,  from  St.  Peter's  Church, 


was  the  first  Franciscan  pastor,  continuing  with 
the  parish  thirteen  years.  Many  of  the  im- 
provements were  organized  and  carried  out  un- 
der his  administration.  The  school  has  an  en- 
rollment of  nearly  1100  and  is  under  the  charge 
of  the  Poor  Handmaids  of  Jesus  Christ.  The 
course  of  instruction  extends  from  the  primary 
through  the  grammar  grades.  The  parish  be- 
ing German,  that  language  is  taught  in  all 
grades.  Reverend  Mathew  Schmitz,  O.F.M.,  is 
the  pastor.  Since  his  appointment  as  rector  he 
has  made  many  improvements.  He  is  assisted 
bv  a  number  of  the  Franciscan  Fathers. 


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ST.  AMBROSE,  WHEN  COMPLETED. 


St.  Ambrose  is  one  of  the  leading  parishes  on  the 
South  Side,  and  its  buildings,  at  Forty -seventh  Street 
and  Ellis  Avenue,  are  situated  in  the  heart  of  a  beau- 
tiful residential  district.  The  congregation  was  organ- 
ized in  1904  by  the  Eevereud  William  Foley,  who  is 
now  pastor.  The  cornerstone  of  the  new  church,  which 
has  not  been  completed,  was  laid  October  28,  190(i. 
The  design  of  the  church,  which  is  perpendicular 
Gothic,  is  very  beautiful.  The  large  triple  window 
over  the  entrance  will  be  the  largest  art-glass  window 


the  church.  There  will  be  two  galleries,  one  over  the 
main  entrance  and  the  other  over  the  left  transept. 
Under  the  latter  gallery  there  will  be  a  chapel  seating 
about  100,  which  will  be  used  on  week  days  when  there 
is  a  small  attendance.  This  chapel  will  be  separated 
from  the  auditorium  by  collapsible  doors,  which  can 
be  made  to  disappear  when  necessary.  The  dimen- 
sions of  the  church  will  be  175  feet  deep,  including  the 
sanctuary,  and  100  feet  wide,  covering  the  transepts. 
It  will  seat  comfortably  about  1300  persons.  The 


St.    Ambrose    as    It    Is    Today. 

in  Chicago.  The  walls  of  the  edifice  will  be  constructed 
of  blue  Bedford  stone,  while  the  roof  will  be  supported 
by  steel  trusses  covered  with  tile.  The  main  audi- 
torium will  have  a  height  of  fifty  feet,  and  will  be 
free  from  obstructions,  so  that  worshipers  may  have  a 
clear  view  of  the  altar  and  pulpit  from  any  part  of 


School,   Showing    Priests'    House. 

school,  which  is  situated  to  the  east  of  the  church,  has 
an  enrollment  of  250  pupils.  The  School  Sisters  of 
Notre  Dame  from  Milwaukee  are  the  instructors.  The 
Reverend  William  Foley,  the  present  pastor,  is  assisted 
bv  the  Reverend  James  Sullivan. 


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ST.   LAURENCE. 

The  beautiful  church  of  St.  Laurence  is  located  at 
Seventy-third  Street  and  Madison  Avenue.  The  Rev- 
erend S.  Molloney  is  pastor  of  the  parish.  About  550 
children  are  enrolled  in  the  school,  which  is  taught  by 
the  Dominican  Sisters  from  Adrian,  Michigan. 


ST.   ANSELM'S,   FOUNDED   1909. 

The  church  building  of  St.  Anselm's  Parish  is  a 
handsome  large  structure  of  the  popular  combination 
style  and  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Sixty-first  Street 
and  Michigan  Avenue.  The  parish  was  erected  from 
portions  of  the  parishes  of  St.  Ann's,  Holy  Cross  and 
St.  Bernard's.  The  Reverend  M.  S.  Gilmartin,  the 
founder,  still  holds  the  pastorate.  The  Reverends  M.  J. 
Haydon  and  W.  J.  Rooney  are  assistant  pastors.  The 
400  children  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Providence. 


ST.    COLUMBANUS', 

St.  Columbanus'  Parish 
was  founded  in  1909  by 
the  Reverend  D.  P. 
O'Brien,  who  is  its  pres- 
ent pastor.  The  parish 
buildings,  located  at 
Seventy-first  Street  and 
Calumet  Avenue,  are  es 
pecially  attractive  and 
valuable.  Nearly  550 
children  are  enrolled  in 
the  school.  The  Domini- 
can Sisters  are  in  charge. 


ST.    BRIDE'S,    FOUNDED    1893. 

St.  liride's  Parish  was  founded   in   1893  by  the  Reverend  Stanislaus  Fitte,  C.S.C.     The  present  pastor  is  the 
Reverend    William    Lynch.      The   300    school    children    of   the  parish  are  taught  by  thi:  Sisters  of  Loretto. 


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ST.  PHILIP  NERI'S,  FOUNDED  1914 

The  handsome  combination  church-school  building  of  the  parish  of  St.  Philip  Xeri  (founded  in 
1914)  is  located  at  the  intersection  of  Seventy-second  Street  and  Merrill  Avenue.  About  800 
children  attend  the  school  and  are  under  the  tutelage  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Dominic.  Reverend 
William  J.  Kinsella  is  the  founder  and  present,  pastor. 


AQUINAS  HIGH  SCHOOL,  FOUNDED  1915 

The  parish  of  St.  Philip  Xeri  is  situated  in  the  beautiful  Mryn  Mawr  Highlands,  where  its 
fine  buildings  have  an  attractive  setting.  During  the  year  l!)lf>  the  Aquinas  High  School  was  com- 
pleted. It  stands  on  Seventy-second  Street,  near  Merrill  Avenue,  and  is  under  the  efficient,  direc- 
tion of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Dominic  from  Adrian.  Michigan.  The  new  institution  is  thoroughly 
equipped  for  high-school  work.  The  commercial  department  will  be  one  of  the  best  in  the  city  and 
will  be  under  experienced  teachers.  Music  and  art  are  included  in  the  curriculum. 


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ST.  MARGARET'S, 
FOUNDED  1874. 

As  early  as  1874  the 
Benedictine  Fathers  or- 
ganized St.  Margaret 's 
parish,  on  Ninety-fifth 
Street  near.  Loomis.  In 
the  year  1892  the  pres- 
ent pastor,  the  Reverend 
S.  P.  McDonnell,  became 
pastor.  Since  his  appoint- 
ment this  parish  has 
grown  slowly  but  substan- 
tially. The  church  build- 
ings are  now  located  at 
Ninety-ninth  and  Throop  Streets.  The  school  has  an  attendance  of  400  pupils  taught  by  the 
Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  from  Milwaukee.  Father  McDonnell  pays  great  attention  to  the  thorough- 
ness of  his  school.  He  is  assisted  in  his  labors  by  the  Reverend  Michael  Cavallo.  Father  McDon- 
nell is  also  Chaplain  of  the  Academy  of  Our  Lady  at  Longwood. 


ST.  CATHARINE  OF 
GENOA. 

The  parish  of 
St.  Catharine  of 
Genoa,  located  at 
One  Hundred-and- 
Eighteenth  Street 
and  Lowe  Avenue, 
was  organized  by 
the  Reverend  Wil- 
liam Foley,  now 
pastor  of  St.  Am- 
brose. The  pres- 
ent pastor  is  the 
Reverend  Michael 
Cotter. 


ST.  AILBE,  FOUNDED  1890, 

The  church,  located  at  Ninety-second  Street 
and  Washington  Avenue,  known  as  the  con- 
gregation of  St.  Ailbe,  was  founded  in  1890  as 
a  mission  church  of  St.  Thomas  Aquinas.  The 
Reverend  Philip  Traynor  is  the  present  pastor. 

A  school  will  soon  be  opened. 


ST.  PATRICK'S,  FOUNDED  1866. 

The  parish  of  St.  Patrick's,  located  in  South 
Chicago  at  Ninety-fourth  Street  and  Commer- 
cial Avenue,  has  been  in  existence  for  fifty 
years.  The  first  resident  pastor  was  the 
Reverend  P.  M.  Flannigan.  The  Reverend  E. 
O'Reilly  is  the  present  pastor.  About  750 
school  children  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of 
Mercy. 


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HOLY    TRINITY    (GERMAN),    FOUNDED    1885. 

This  church  is  located  at  Taylor  and  Lincoln 
Streets.  At  the  time  the  parish  was  organized 
this  locality  was  one  of  the  best  on  the  West 
Side,  but,  as  the  city  grew,  the  entire  character 
of  the  community  changed,  until  this  parish 
now  ranks  among  the  many  that  are  being 
crowded  out  by  business  interests.  The  school 
of  170  pupils  is  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Chris- 
tian Charity.  The  parish  was  founded  by  Rev- 
erend D.  M.  Thiele  in  1885.  The  Reverend 
George  Eisenbacher  is  pastor,  and  is  assisted  by 
the  Reverend  Joseph  Hagenmayer. 

The  parish  of  Holy  Trinity  was  organized  to 
accommodate  the  overcrowded  German  church 
of  St.  Francis,  and  was  the  second  congregation 
to  be  detached  from  that  parish. 


ST.  FRANCIS  XAVIER'S  (German),  FOUNDED  1888. 
The  Reverend  A.  J.  Thiele  was  the  founder 
of  this  parish.  Its  first  resident  pastor  was  the 
Reverend  Kdward  T.  Goldschmit,  who  is  also 
the  present  rector.  The  school  of  l{.")0  pupils 
is  taught,  by  the  Franciscan  Sisters  of  Joliet.  A 
handsome  new  school  building  was  erected  in 
1!)06.  The  parish  buildings  are  located  at  2886 
Warsaw  Avenue. 


St.   Francis  Xavler  School,   284(1   Warsaw   Avenue. 


ST.  FRANCIS  DE  SALES  (German),  FOUNDED  1888. 

This  church  is  located  at  Avenue  J  and  One 
Hundred  and  Second  Street.  The  Reverend 
J.  P.  Suerth  is  the  pastor.  It  was  founded  by 
the  Reverend  M.  W.  Barth.  Four  hundred  chil- 
dren attend  the  school  taught  by  the  Sisters  of 
St.  Francis  of  Joliet. 


Holy   Trinity   Rectory. 


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SACEED  HEART  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1894. 

This  church,  located  at  Seventieth  and  Hay  Streets, 
is  the  home  of  a  German  congregation.  The  church 
was  founded  in  1894  by  the  Reverend  J.  M.  Schaefer. 
The  Reverend  Dominic  A.  Konen  is  the  present  pastor 
and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  Martin  Schmidt  and 
Oscar  Strehl.  The  building  houses  both  church  and 
school,  and  here  the  365  children  who  attend  the 
school  receive  their  instruction  from  the  School  Sisters 
of  St.  Francis  of  Joliet. 


SS.  PETER  AND  PAUL,  FOUNDED  1881. 

The  Church  of  the  German  parish  of  SS.  Peter  and 
Paul  at  2940  East  Ninety-first  Street,  was  founded  in 
1881  by  the  Reverend  Earth.  The  Reverend  George  J. 
Blatter  is  the  present  pastor.  The  Order  of  St.  Francis 
of  Joliet  has  charge  of  the  150  pupils  who  attend  the 
school. 


ST.  ALOYSIUS   (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1884. 

St.  Aloysius  Church  is  located  at  Claremont  and  Le 
Aloyne  Avenues.  The  Very  Reverend  A.  J.  Thiele, 
V.(i.,  is  at  the  head  of  this  parish.  He  is  assisted  by 
the  Reverend  Henry  Lieblaug  and  Reverend  John 
Wester.  .More  than  400  pupils  attend  the  school. 


ST.  NICHOLAS,  EVANSTON  (GERMAN),  1887. 

St.  Nicholas  parish  is  located  in  South  Evanston. 
The  Reverend  P.  L.  Biermann  is  the  present  rector. 
The  Sisters  of  St.  Agnes  instruct  the  300  children  in 
the  parochial  school. 


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waukee  have  charge  of  the  parish  school,  which 
has  an  attendance  of  400  children.  The  Rev- 
erend B.  Rogers,  D.I).,  is  assistant  pastor. 


Holy  Rosary,  One  Hundred  and   Thirteenth  and 
South  Park. 

HOLY  ROSARY,  FOUNDED  1882. 

The  Pullman  Catholic  congregation  known  as 
the  Holy  Rosary  was  founded  in  1882  by  the 
Reverend  John  Waldron.  He  was  succeeded 
by  the  Reverend  P.  J.  Tinan,  who  is  now  pastor 
of  St.  Columbkille's.  Father  Tinan  built  the 
church,  the  rectory  and  the  school,  which  are 
located  at  One  Hundred  and  Thirteenth  Street 
and  South  Park  Avenue.  The  Reverend  E.  S. 
Keough,  D.  D.,  who  succeeded  Father  Tinan, 
has  made  many  improvements  to  the  church 
property.  The  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  of  Mil- 


St.    Finbarr's,  .1359    South   Harding. 

ST.  FINBARR'S. 

The  church  building  of  St.  Finbarr's,  which  is 
located  at  1359  South  Harding  Avenue,  was 
erected  in  1900  by  the  Reverend  Thomas  Judge, 
D.D.,  who  also  was  the  organizer  of  the  parish. 
The  building,  which  is  an  imposing  structure, 
is  adapted  for  the  use  of  both  church  and 
school  purposes.  The  school  has  an  attendance 
of  450  pupils,  who  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of 
Mercy.  The  Reverend  John  C.  Murphy  is  the 
pastor,  and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  Francis 
C.  Smith  and  B.  McGuire. 


St.  Joachim's,  Ninety-first  and  Langley. 

ST.  JOACHIM'S. 

The  beautiful  group  of  buildings  belonging  to  St.  Joachim's  parish  are  located  at  Ninety-first 
Street  and  Langley  Avenue.  The  parish  is  among  the  younger  communities  of  the  archdiocese,  hav- 
ing been  founded  by  the  Reverend  S.  Woulfe,  the  present  pastor.  The  handsome  school,  which  was 
much  needed,  was  erected  in  1915.  Father  Woulfe  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  H.  Kennedy. 


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ST.  MARTIN'S   (GEEMAN),  FOUNDED  1885. 

The  beautiful  Church  of  St.  Martin  'a,  at  Fifty- 
ninth  Street  and  Princeton  Avenue,  considered  by 
many  the  finest  piece  of  architecture  in  Chicago,  was 
dedicated  in  1899.  It  was  erected  by  the  Reverend  J. 
Schaefer.  The  present  rector,  the  Reverend  F.  Schi- 
kowski,  succeeded  Father  Schaefer  and  has  erected 
the  handsome  school  building  and  the  Sisters'  resi- 
dence. The  school  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis, 
is  attended  by  450  pupils. 


HOLY  GHOST    (GERMAN),  FOUNDED   1896. 

The  Church  of  the  Holy  Ghost  is  situated  at  West 
Adams  Street  and  Kildare  Avenue.  The  Reverend 
Joseph  Warner  was  the  founder,  and  was  succeeded 
by  the  present  rector,  Reverend  W.  G.  Faber,  in  1905. 
Reverend  John  Weiler  is  his  assistant.  The  Sisters  of 
St.  Agnes  conduct  the  school,  which  is  attended  by 
160  pupils. 


IMMACULATE    CONCEPTION    OF    THE    BLESSED 
VIRGIN  MARY   (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1881. 

The  Reverend  P.  Fischer  founded  this  parish  in 
1881.  It  was  then  located  on  Bonfield  Street  near  Ly- 
man.  In  1891  it  was  removed  to  Thirty-first  Street. 
The  Reverend  Peter  Faber  was  appointed  pastor.  He 
erected  the  present  church  and  rectory.  Reverend  F. 
Tschippert  is  the  assistant.  The  Sisters  of  St.  Francis 
instruct  the  350  school  children. 


ST.  GREGORY'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1904. 

Located  at  Bryn  Mawr  Avenue  and  Paulina  Street  is 
St.  Gregory's  parish  church.  The  present  pastor,  the 
Reverend  M.  Klasen,  was  the  founder.  He  is  assisted 
by  the  Reverend  John  P.  Stoesser.  The  Sisters  of 
Christian  Charity  conduct  the  school  of  350  pupils. 


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CHURCH  OF  THE  EPIPHANY, 
FOUNDED  1905. 

The  parish  of  the  Epiphany  is  under 
the  spiritual  direction  of  the  Reverend 
J.  E.  Madden,  who  became  its  first 
resident  pastor  in  1905.  The  church 
edifice  at  the  corner  of  Twenty-fifth 
Street  and  Keeler  Aveuue,  is  a  com- 
bination building.  The  nearly  400 
pupils  who  attend  the  school  are  under 
the  care  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Dominic. 
Father  Madden  is  assisted  by  Rever- 
end P.  J.  Quinn. 


Blessed  Sacrament,  Twenty-second  and  Central   I'aik. 


CHURCH  OF  THE  BLESSED  SACRAMENT, 

FOUNDED  1890. 

The  parish  of  the  Blessed  ^Sacrament  was  founded 
by  Reverend  Father  Henneberry  of  St.  Pius  Parish 
in  1890.  The  first  resident  pastor  was  the  Reverend 
J.  M.  Dunne.  During  his  pastorate  the  valuable  church 
property  at  the  corner  of  Twenty-second  Street  and 
Central  Park  Boulevard,  was  built.  This  includes  the 
present  church,  school,  and  convent.  Upon  Father 
Dunne's  death,  the  Reverend  John  J.  Morrissey  became 
pastor.  Since  his  appointment  a  fine  parochial  resi- 
dence has  been  erected  at  2153  South  Millard  Avenue. 
The  school  is  attended  by  900  children,  who  are  taught 
by  the  Sisters  of  the  B.  V.  M.  Reverends  J.  H.  Sheri- 
dan and  W.  J.  Ryan  are  assisting  priests. 


ST.  AGATHA'S  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1883. 

St.  Agatha's  Parish  was  founded  in  1883  by  the 
Reverend  M.  Bonfield.  The  present  church  edifice, 
which  is  located  at  Douglas  Boulevard  and  Kedzie 
Avenue,  was  dedicated  in  1898,  and  may  justly  take 
rank  among  the  many  fine  churches  on  the  West 
Side.  A  splendid  school  adjoins  the  church,  which  is 
attended  by  650  children.  The  Sisters  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
have  charge  of  instruction.  In  1915,  Father  Bonfield, 
having  passed  to  his  reward,  was  succeeded  by  the 
Reverend  J.  J.  Darcv. 


St.  Gall,  Fifty-fifth  and  Millard. 

ST.  GALL'S. 

St.  Gall's  Church,  at  Fifty-fifth  Street  and  Millard 
Avenue,  is  a  mission  of  St.  Rita's  church,  and  is  at- 
tended by  the  Augustinian  Fathers.  About  fifty  chil- 
dren attend  the  school  and  are  taught  by  the  Domin- 
ican Sisters. 


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CHURCH  OF  THE  ANNUNCIATION 

The  beautiful  church  edifice,  erected  by  the 
parish  of  the  Annunciation,  is  situated  on  the 


ST.  JOHN  BERCHMAN'S   (BELGIAN) 

St.  John  Berchman's  is  the  first  Belgian 
Catholic  congregation  to  be  organized  in  Chi- 
cago, and  was  founded  by  Archbishop  Quigley, 
D.D.,  in  1906.  The  credit  for  the  unification 
of  the  people  of  this  nationality  into  an  inde- 
pendent congregation  belongs  to  the  Reverend 
J.  P.  De  Schryver.  On  August  26,  1906,  the 
cornerstone  for  their  handsome  church  edifice 
was  laid  at  Logan  Boulevard  and  North 
Maplewood.  In  the  same  year  the  Reverend 
Julius  l)e  Vos  was  appointed  pastor,  and  is  now 
in  charge.  There  is  a  fine  school  of  200  pupils 
in  charge  of  the  Dominican  Sisters  of  Spring- 
field, Kentucky. 


Annunciation   School. 

corner  of  Paulina  Street  and  Waubansia  Ave- 
nue. The  foundation  of  this  congregation  was 
laid  more  than  half  a  century  ago  by  the  Rev- 
erend Thomas  J.  Edwards,  who  was  the  first 
pastor.  From  the  very  outset  the  parish  has 
supported  a  fine  school,  which  is  now  attended 
by  450  children.  The  Sisters  of  Charity  of  the 
B.  V.  M.  are  in  charge.  The  Reverend  Joseph 
A.  Glennon  is  the  present  pastor.  He  is  as- 
sisted by  the  Reverend  Thomas  L.  Harmon. 


ST.  STEPHEN'S,  FOUNDED  1867. 

Among  the  oldest  congregations  of  the  city 
is  that  of  St.  Stephen's,  which  worships  in  the 
church  edifice  at  Ohio  and  Sangamon  Streets. 
The  original  structure  was  built  in  1869  by 
the  Reverend  S.  M.  Barrett,  founder  of  the 
parish  in  1867.  The  present  pastor,  Reverend 
Dominic  Egan,  took  charge  in  1890.  The  church 
is  in  the  heart  of  a  manufacturing  district  and 
the  majority  of  its  members  are  Italians.  Fa- 
ther Egan  is  one  of  the  oldest  priests  in  the 
Archdiocese.  Reverend  S.  Sullivan  is  assistant. 


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ST.  CLARA'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1894. 

The  Reverend  P.  Schikowski  organized  and  founded  the  church  known  as  St.  Clara's  at 
Sixty-fourth  Street  and  Woodlawn  Avemie.  At  that  time  this  was  a  German  parish,  but  as  the 
years  have  advanced  the  members  have  become  mixed,  and  now  it  is  really  more  English  than  Ger- 
man. The  church  came  under  the  Carmelite  Fathers  in  1908.  The  Reverend  Lawrence  C.  Diether,  O.C. 
C.,  is  pastor,  and  is  assisted  in  his  labors  by  the  Reverend  U.  W.  Lager.  They  erected  the  new  school 
building  at  a  cost  of  $50,000.  The  250  pupils  who  attend  the  school  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of 
St.  Francis  of  Milwaukee. 


ST.  BENEDICT'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1902. 

This  church,  at  Irving  Park  Boulevard  and  Leavitt  Street,  was  founded  by  the  Right  Rev- 
erend Archbishop  Feehan,  D.D.,  in  1902.  Reverend  Joseph  Zimmerman  is  pastor,  assisted  by  the 
Reverend  John  J.  Steines.  The  Sisters  of  St.  Francis  instruct  400  children  in  the  parochial  school. 


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OUR    LADY    OF 

THE  ANGELS, 

FOUNDED 

1894. 

The  congrega- 
tion of  Our  Lady 
of  the  Angels  was 
founded  by  the 
Reverend  J.  A. 
Hynes  in  1894.  At 
this  time  t  h  e 
northwest  part  of 
the  city,  in  which 
this  parish  is  situ- 
ated, was  v  e  r  y 
sparsely  settled, 
but  during  these 
twenty  years  a 
number  of  new 
Catholic  churches 
have  been  erected 
in  the  vicinity. 
The  parish  of  Our 
Lady  of  the  An- 
gels has  become 

very  flourishing,  and  its  large  school  has  an  attendance  of  nearly  1100  pupils,  who  are  under 
the  tuition  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  the  B.  V.  M.  The  commodious  church-school  building  and  rec- 
tory are  situated  on  the  corner  of  Iowa  Street  and  Hamlin  Avenue.  Father  Hynes  is  assisted  by  the 
Reverends  Thomas  Small  and  George  Parker,  D.D. 


Our  Lady  of  the  Angels,  Avers  and   Iowa   Street. 


ST.  MARK'S, 

FOUNDED 

1894. 

The  parish  of 
St.  Mark's  was 
founded  by  the 
Reverend  Thomas 
A.  Kearns  in  1894. 
The  church  is  as 
yet  incomplete,  the 
basement  only 
having  been  built. 
The  school  build- 
ing (shown  by  the 
illustration)  is  a 
modern  brick 
structure  at 
Campbell  Avenue 
and  Thomas 
Street.  The  320 
children  who  at- 
tend are  taught  by 
the  Sisters  of 
Providence.  The 
Reverend  J.  S. 
Finn  is  pastor.  He 
is  assisted  by  the 
Reverend  P.  J. 
McGuire. 


St.  Mark's  School,  Campbell  and  Thomas. 


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ST.  MEL'S,  FOUNDED  1878. 

The  splendid  parish  of  St.  Mel's  was  originally  in- 
cluded in  the  territory  of  Our  Lady  of  Sorrows  parish. 
The  first  church  was  organized  under  the  .missionary 
efforts  of  the  Servite  Fathers,  and  was  erected  at  Lake 
Street  and  Forty-fourth  Avenue  in  1878.  The  corner- 
stone was  laid  by  the  Right  Reverend  Thomas  Foley, 
D.D.,  and  the  building  was  dedicated  under  the  patron- 
age of  St.  Philip  of  Benizi.  Father  Thomas  Moreschini, 
O.S.M.,  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  new  parish.  In 
1883  the  Servite  Brothers  resigned  their  jurisdiction 
and  the  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  P.  J.  McDonnell, 
was  appointed  to  take  charge.  In  1886  St.  Philip's 


St.  Mel's  Rectory. 

parochial  school  opened  with  150  pupils 
under  the  efficient  charge  of  the  teach- 
ing Sisters  of  Providence  of  St.  Mary's, 
Indiana.  In  1896  the  basement  of  the 
present  church,  at  Washington  Boule- 
vard and  Kildare  Avenue,  was  dedi- 
cated under  the  patronage  of  St.  Mel, 
and  hence  the  parish  is  known  as  St. 
Mel's  instead  of  St.  Philip's.  The 
church,  which  is  a  handsome  specimen 
of  the  Romanesque  style  and  richly  fur- 
nished, was  not  completed  until  1910. 
It  has  a  seating  capacity  of  1250.  In 
the  meantime  other  important  parish 
buildings  were  erected.  The  rectory 
was  built  in  1898;  in  1907,  the  new  St. 
Mel's  school,  which  can  accommodate 
over  1300  pupils,  was  opened;  and  in 
1908,  the  fine  St.  Mel's  Convent  was 
erected.  A  high  school  for  boys  will  be 
built  shortly. 


St.   Mel's   School. 


Ft.  Mel's  Convent. 


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CHURCH  OF  THE  RESURRECTION  OF  OUR  LORD,  FOUNDED  1910. 

The  Church  of  the  Resurrection  of  Our  Lord,  on  Jackson  Boulevard  and  Leamington  Avenue, 
was  the  fourth  Catholic  congregation  to  be  organized  in  Austin.  The  handsome  parish  buildings, 
consisting  of  a  rectory  and  a  large  combination  building  for  church  and  school  use,  were  erected 
in  1910  by  Reverend  M.  J.  Sullivan,  the  founder  and  present  pastor.  More  than  500  children  at- 
tend the  school,  which  is  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Mercy.  The  Reverend  J.  A.  Cunningham  is  assist- 
ant pastor. 


ST.  THOMAS  AQUINAS,  FOUNDED  1909. 

Situated  on  Washington  Boulevard  and  Le  Claire  Avenue,  in  one  of  the  most  attractive  parts 
of  the  West  Side,  are  the  fine  large  buildings  of  the  parish  of  St.  Thomas  Aquinas,  founded  by  the 
present  pastor,  the  Reverend  D.  Luttrell,  in  1909.  The  school  children,  who  number  450,  are  taught 
by  the  Sisters  of  Mercy.  The  Reverends  W.  J.  Murphy  and  Thomas  P.  Nolan  are  the  assistants. 


OUR  LADY  OF  MERCY,  FOUNDED  1911. 

The  beautiful  buildings  of  the  parish  of  Our  Lady  of  Mercy  are  located  at  Montrose  Boulevard 
and  North  Troy  Street.  The  parish  was  organized  by  the  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  H.  P. 
Coughlin  in  1911.  The  360  children  who  attend  the  parochial  school  are  under  the  instruction  of 
the  Sisters  of  Providence.  The  Reverend  Edward  P.  O'Connor  is  assistant  pastor. 


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PRECIOUS  BLOOD,  FOUNDED  1908. 


The  imposing  combination  church-school  edi- 
fice of  the  congregation  of  the  Precious  Blood 
is  located  at  the  corner  of  Western  Avenue  and 
Congress  Street.  The  parish  was  organized  in 
1908  under  the  direction  of  the  late  Most  Rev- 
erend Archbishop  Quigley,  D.D.,  by  the  Rev- 
erend William  L.  Kearney,  who  was  also  ap- 
pointed to  be  its  pastor.  This  parish  has 


grown  by  leaps  and  bounds,  and,  although  only 
a  few  years  old,  its  commodious  church  house 
is  becoming  too  small  for  the  congregation. 
The  large  and  flourishing  school  of  nearly  900 
pupils  is  under  the  care  of  seventeen  Sisters  of 
Mercy.  Father  Kearney  is  assisted  by  the  Rev- 
erends J.  A.  McCarthy,  Thomas  P.  Kelly  and 
Lea  M.  Hartke. 


ST.  MALACHY'S,  FOUNDED  1881. 


The  parish  of  St.  Malachy's  was  founded 
in  1881  and  was  organized  from  portions  of 
St.  Jarlath's  and  St.  Columbkille's.  Its  first 
pastor  was  the  late  Father  Hodnett,  who 
erected  the  fine  church  edifice  at  the  corner  of 
Walnut  Street  and  Western  Avenue.  Father 
Hodnett  was  succeeded  by  the  Reverend  James 
T.  Callaghan,  LL.D.  After  Father  Callaghan 


became  pastor,  property  was  purchased  at  the 
corner  of  Washington  and  Oakley  Boulevards 
and  a  beautiful  and  spacious  school  building 
erected.  Nearly  600  children  of  the  parish  at- 
tend this  school,  where  they  are  taught  by  the 
Sisters  of  Mercy.  Father  Callaghan  is  assisted 
by  the  Reverends  D.  Byrnes,  Walter  Murphy 
and  Thomas  Friel. 


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St.   Sylvester,    HumboUlt  and  Palmer   Square. 


ST.  DOMINIC'S,  FOUNDED  1905. 

St.  Dominic's  Church,  located  at  the  corner 
of  Locust  and  Sedgwick  Streets,  was  founded 
by  the  Reverend  E.  M.  Griffin  in  1905.  The 
style  of  architecture  of  this  fine  church  is  a 
pleasing  combination  of  Roman  and  Gothic. 
The  parish  being  located  in  a  large  manufac- 
turing district,  the  congregation  is  composed 
almost  entirely  of  Italians.  The  400  children 
who  attend  the  school  are  taught  by  the  Sisters 
of  Charity  of  the  B.  V.  M.  The  Reverend  P.  J. 
Scanlan,  the  present  pastor,  is  assisted  by  the 
Reverend  M.  Hanley. 


ST.  SYLVESTER'S,  FOUNDED  1882. 

The  parish  of  St.  Sylvester  was  organized  by 
the  Reverend  Sylvester  Delaney  in  1882,  who 
was  appointed  to  be  its  first  pastor.  The  first 
church  in  which  the  congregation  worshiped 
was  located  on  Humboldt  Street.  In  1910  the 
old  church  was  discarded.  A  new  location  hav- 
ing been  secured  at  Humboldt  Boulevard  and 
Palmer  Square,  the  present  beautiful  Gothic 
structure  was  erected  by  the  Reverend  Michael 
O'Brien,  who  continues  as  pastor.  Other  valu- 
able church  property,  including  rectory,  school 
and  Sisters'  residence,  has  been  added  during 
his  pastorate.  The  Sisters  of  Providence,  eigh- 
teen in  number,  are  in  charge  of  the  school, 
which  has  an  attendance  of  750  children. 


St.  Dominic's,  357  Locust  Street. 


OUR  LADY  OF  VICTORY,  FOUNDED  1909. 

Our  Lady  of  Victory  is  one  of  the  many  parishes  organized  under  the  administration  of  the 
late  Archbishop  Quigley,  and  was  founded  by  the  Reverend  Francis  Cichotzki,  who  is  now  its  pas- 
tor. The  large  parish  building — a  combination  of  church  and  school — is  located  at  5211  Sunnyside 
Avenue.  The  Franciscan  Sisters  of  Milwaukee  have  charge  of  the  school,  which  is  attended  by  260 
children. 


NOTRE  DAME,  POUNDED 
1873. 

The  first  Catholic  churches 
in  Chicago  were  erected  by 
French  priests,  the  pioneer  be- 
ing that  of  St.  Mary  's,  founded 
by  Father  St.  Cyr  in  1833.  St. 
Louis,  the  second  French 
church,  which  was  destroyed 
in  the  great  fire,  was  founded 
by  Reverend  Isador  Lebel  in 
1849.  Notre  Dame,  the  third 
French  church,  built  in  1873, 
was  originally  located  at  Har- 
rison and  Halsted  Streets.  A 
new  site  was  secured  in  1884  at 
Sibley  Street  and  Vernon  Park 
Place,  where  the  present  build- 
ings were  erected  by  Reverend 
A.  L.  Bergeron.  The  school  is 
taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Notre 
Dame  of  Montreal.  This  school 
has  also  a  boarding  depart- 
ment. The  course  of  study  is 
from  the  primary  through  the 
academic  grades.  Music  and 
art  are  taught  by  experienced 
teachers. 


Notre  Dame,   Sibley  and  Vernon   Place. 


ST.  JOHN  THE  BAPTIST,  FOUNDED  1893. 

St.  John  the  Baptist,  founded  in  1893  and  located 
at  Peoria  Street  and  Fiftieth  Place,  is  the  second 
largest  French  congregation  in  Chicago.  Reverend 
P.  T.  Gelinas  is  the  pastor.  The  school,  with  350  chil- 
dren, is  taught  by  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Names  of  Jesus 
and  Marv. 


ST.  LOUIS,  FOUNDED  1889. 

The  French  Church  of  St.  Louis,  Kast  One  Hundred 
and  Seventeenth  Street,  West  Pullman,  was  founded 
in  1889  by  Reverend  C.  Fournier.  Reverend  J.  C. 
Fortin  is  the  pastor.  The  St.  Louis  Academy  and  High 
School,  conducted  by  the  Sisters  of  the  Congregation 
of  Notre  Dame,  has  250  pupils. 


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ST.  ANDREW'S  CHURCH,  FOUNDED  1894. 

One  of  our  more  recent  churches  is  that  of  St.  Andrew's,  situated  at  Paulina  and  Addison 
Streets.  The  Reverend  Father  A.  Croke  organized  this  parish  in  1894.  The  original  church  was  a 
frame  building  on  Addison  Street,  but,  as  the  parish  grew,  plans  were  made  for  a  larger  church, 
and  in  1915  the  handsome  mission  structure  was  completed.  Father  Croke,  still  the  spiritual  head 
of  this  parish,  is  assisted  by  Reverend  W.  Long  and  Reverend  Francis  Hart.  The  Sisters  of  Provi- 
dence instruct  the  625  children  in  the  parochial  school. 


St.    Andrew's    School    and    Convent. 


ST.  GERTRUDE'S,  FOUNDED  1912. 

St.  Gertrude's  is  one  of  the  later  parishes  organized 
under  the  administration  of  His  Grace,  the  late  Arch- 
bishop Quigle}-,  D.D.  The  church  and  rectory  are  situ- 
ated at  the  corner  of  Glenwood  and  Granville  Avenues. 
The  parish  was  founded  by  the  Reverend  P.  F.  Shew- 
bridge,  the  present  pastor.  The  Sisters  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
have  charge  of  the  school,  which  is  attended  by  375 
pupils.  Father  Shewbridge  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend 
Luke  Lvons. 


OUR  LADY  OF  GRACE. 

Our  Lady  of  Grace  is  another  of  the  recent  parishes 
founded  by  the  late  Most  Reverend  Archbishop  Quig- 
ley,  D.D.  The  fine  combination  building  is  located  at 
the  corner  of  Hamlin  and  Fullerton  Avenues.  Nearly 
200  children  attend  the  school,  which  is  under  the 
tutelage  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Dominic.  The  Reverend 
James  J.  Mullaly  is  pastor. 


ST.  EDWARD'S,  FOUNDED  1899. 

The  little  church  of  St.  Edward's  is  situated  at  the 
corner  of  Kostner  and  Sunnyside  Avenues.  The  parish 
was  founded  by  the  Reverend  T.  J.  McCormick  in  1899. 
He  was  succeeded  by  the  Reverend  J.  J.  Cregan,  the 
late  pastor.  The  school,  which  is  under  the  charge 
of  the  Dominican  Sisters,  is  attended  by  375  children. 


ST.  GENEVIEVE,   I'OUNDED  1901. 

The  Church  of  St.  Genevieve  is  situated  on  the  north- 
west side  of  the  city,  at  LaVergne  and  Armitage  Ave- 
nues. The  parish  was  organized  in  1901  by  the  Rever- 
end J.  A.  Hynes,  now  pastor  of  Our  Lady  of  Angels. 
Reverend  T.  D.  Burke  is  the  present  pastor. 


Our  Lacy  of  Grace,  Hamlin   and   Fullerton. 


St.  Edward's,  Kostner  and  Sunnyside. 


ST.  BONAVENTURE,  FOUNDED  1911. 

The  parish  of  St.  Bonaventure's  was  founded  in  1911 
by  its  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  M.  J.  McGuire.  The 
handsome  combination  church  building  is  situated  on 
the  corner  of  Diversey  Boulevard  and  Marshfield  Ave- 
nue. The  flourishing  school,  under  the  Sisters  of  St. 
Joseph,  has  an  attendance  of  about  300  pupils. 


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MATERNITY  B.  V.  M.,  FOUNDED  1910. 

The  parish  of  the  Maternity  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
was  founded  by  the  Reverend  Francis  Caraher 
in  1910.  The  fine,  large  parish  building  is  lo- 
cated on  the  corner  of  Monticello  and  North 
Avenues.  The  style  of  architecture  is  the  com- 
bination of  school  and  house  of  worship  so 
largely  used  by  recently  organized  parishes. 
The  large  school  of  400  pupils  is  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Sisters  of  Providence.  The  Rev- 
erend Francis  Caraher  is.  pastor,  and  Reverend 
W.  C.  Burke,  assistant. 


QUEEN  OF  ANGELS,  FOUNDED  1809. 

The  flourishing  congregation  of  the  Queen  of 
Angels  was  established  in  1909  by  the  Reverend 
Francis  L.  Reynolds.  By  his  untiring  zeal  and 
efforts  tlie  handsome  group  of  church  buildings 
at  the  corner  of  Western  and  Sunnyside  Ave- 
nues was  erected.  They  consist  of  a  handsome 
church-school,  a  rectory  and  Sisters'  house. 
More  than  350  children  attend  the  school,  which 
is  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Dominic.  Father 
Reynolds  was  succeeded  in  the  pastorate  by  the 
Reverend  Terrence  O'Brien  in  1915.  He  is  as- 
sisted by  the  Reverend  John  Campbell. 


ST.  VIATOR'S,  FOUNDED  1889. 

St.  Viator's  parish  was  organized  by  the  Con- 
gregation of  St.  Viator  in  1889,  and  the  Rev- 
erend Father  Faunier  was  its  first  pastor.  The 
original  buildings  were  located  at  Belmont  and 
Crawford  Avenues.  In  1911  a  new  site  was  se- 
cured, at  Kedvale  Avenue  and  Addison  Street, 
upon  which  a  fine  combination  parish  building 
and  rectory  were  erected  by  the  Reverend  T.  J. 
McCormick.  In  1912  the  Reverend  J.  F.  Ryan, 
C.S.V.,  succeeded  to  the  pastorate,  in  which  he 
is  assisted  by  Reverend  L.  J.  Goulette.  The 
Sisters  of  St.  Joseph  have  charge  of  the  paro- 
chial school. 


OUR  LADY  HELP  OF  CHRISTIANS. 

The  congregation  of  Our  Lady  Help  of  Chris- 
tians is  among  the  number  of  parishes  recently 
organized  in  the  Archdiocese  by  the  late  Most 
Reverend  Archbishop  Quigley,  D.D.,  and  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend  Joseph  P.  O'Reilly, 
who  is  the  present  pastor.  The  combination 
church-school  and  rectory  are  situated  at  the 
corner  of  North  LeClaire  and  Iowa  Streets. 
The  school  has  an  enrollment  of  400  children, 
who  are  under  the  care  of  eleven  Sisters  of 
Charity  of  the  B.  V.  M. 


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ST.  FRANCIS  OF  ASSISIUM  (GERMAN), 
FOUNDED  1853. 

The  third  oldest  German  Catholic  Church  in  Chicago 
is  that  of  St.  Francis,  founded  by  the  Reverend  J.  B. 
Weikamp,  and  located  at  West  Twelfth  Street  and 
Newberry  Avenue.  The  first  church  was  destroyed  by 
fire  in  1904  and  the  old  edifice  was  rebuilt  in  the  same 
year.  The  school  is  attended  by  150  children  who  are 
taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis  from  Joliet.  The 
Reverend  A.  H.  Leising  is  the  present  pastor,  as- 
sisted by  the  Reverend  Leo  Gruenenfelder. 


ST.    PHILOMENA'S    (GERMAN),    FOUNDED    1895. 

One  of  the  first  parishes  to  erect  what  is  known  as 
a  combination  building  was  St.  Philomena's  at  Cort- 
land  and  Kedvale  Streets.  The  handsome  new  rec- 
tory, which  is  now  used  as  a  Sisters'  residence,  was 
built  in  1915.  The  school  has  580  pupils,  who  are  in- 
structed by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis.  The  parish  is 
under  the  charge  of  the  Reverend  J.  P.  Schiffer,  who 
is  also  the  founder. 


St.    Philomea's,    Cortlaml   and    Kedvale. 


ST.    RAPHAEL'S 

(GERMAN), 
FOUNDED  1901. 

The  church  and 
other  buildings  of 
the  parish  of  St. 
Raphael  'a  are  locat- 
ed at  Sixtieth  and 
South  Justine  Streets, 
The  Reverend  Joseph 
Schutte,  the  founder, 
is  the  present  rector. 
The  430  school  chil- 
dren are  taught  by 
the  Sisters  of  Chris- 
tian Charity.  The 
Reverend  Schutte  is 
assisted  by  Reverend 
Peter  Gall. 


St.   Raphael's,    Sixtieth   and   South   Justine. 


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ST.  GEORGE'S  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1884. 

St.  George's  parish  was  organized  by  the 
Reverend  George  D.  Heldmann.  It  is  located 
on  Wentworth  Avenue,  near  Thirty-ninth 
Street.  The  parish  buildings  consist  of  church, 
rectory,  Sisters'  home,  and  a  fine  school  build- 
ing. About  300  pupils  attend  the  school  and 
are  taught  by  the  Benedictine  Sisters.  The 
Reverend  B.  Springmeier  is  the  present  rector. 


ST.  MAURITIUS  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED 
1888. 

St.  Mauritius'  Church  is  located  at  Thirty- 
sixth  Street  and  Hoyne  Avenue.  The  Reverend 
J.  A.  Neumann  is  the  present  pastor.  The 
building  is  a  combination  one  and  houses  both 
church  and  school.  About  170  children  attend 
the  school,  which  is  conducted  by  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Francis. 


OUR  LADY  OF  PERPETUAL  HELP  (GERMAN),  FOUNDED  1898. 

Located  in  the  western  section  of  the  city,  at  St.  Louis  Avenue  and  Thirteenth  Place,  is  the 
Church  of  Our  Lady  of  Perpetual  Help.  The  building  is  a  combination  one — part  of  it  being  used  as 
a  church  and  part  as  a  school.  More  than  400  children  attend  this  parochial  school,  which  is  taught 
by  the  Sisters  of  Providence.  The  parish  was  organized  by  the  present  rector,  the  Reverend  Ed- 
ward II.  Kramer,  who  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  M.  Weidner. 


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ST.    JOSEPH'S.       (FRENCH).      FOUNDED    1889. 

The  church  of  St.  Joseph's,  located  at  Cali- 
fornia Avenue  and  Thirty-eighth  Place  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend  J.  C.  Lesage  in  1889. 
At  present  this  is  a  mixed  congregation,  but 
the  majority  of  its  communicants  are  of  French 
origin.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Reverend 
J.  V.  LaMarre.  Over  200  pupils  attend  the 
school  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph  of 
Nazareth.  The  assistant  is  the  Reverend  P. 
Dufault. 


ST.  MONICA.      (COLORED). 

The  church  of  St.  Monica,  located  at  Thirty- 
sixth  and  Dearborn  Streets,  is  the  first  colored 
Catholic  Church  to  be  erected  in  Chicago.  The 
Reverend  John  S.  Morris  is  founder  and  present 
pastor  of  the  parish.  The  Sisters  of  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  conduct  the  school. 


ST.  CLARE  OF  MONTEFALCO. 

This  parish  is  a  mission  attended  by  the 
Augustinian  Fathers  from  St.  Rita's.  The 
church  building  is  located  at  Fifty-fifth  Street 
and  Talman  Avenue. 


ST.   PIUS'.   FOUNDED   1873. 

One  of  the  oldest  parishes  on 
the  West  Side  is  that  of  St.  Pius', 
located  at  Ashland  Avenue  and 
Nineteenth  Street.  This  commu- 
nity was  attended  from  the  Holy 
Family  Church  until  the  appoint- 
ment of  the  Reverend  Hugh  Mc- 
Guire  in  1873.  The  present  pas- 
tor, the  Reverend  P.  C.  Conway, 
assumed  charged  in  1901.  About 
800  children  attend  the  school 
taught  by  the  Sisters  of  the 
B.  V.  M.  Reverend  Father  Con- 
way  is  assisted  in  his  labors  of 
the  parish  by  the  Reverends  J.  J. 
Sigstein,  John  J.  O'Brien  and 
Francis  Magner. 


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ST.   MATTHIAS,  FOUNDED   1887. 

The  Church  of  St.  Matthias,  located  at 
Ainslee  Street  and  Claremont  Avenue,  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend  Matthias  Erz  in  1887. 
The  handsome  church,  now  in  course  of  erec- 
tion, is  being  built  by  the  present  pastor,  the 
Reverend  I).  M.  Thiele. 


ST.  DIONYSIUS,  HAWTHORNE. 

The  congregation  of  St.  Dionysius  is  the  old- 
est Catholic  parish  in  Hawthorne  (West  Side, 
Chicago).  The  Reverend  C.  A.  Erkenswick  is 
the  present  pastor. 


ST.  BONIFACE.     (GERMAN).     FOUNDED  1865. 

The  parish  of  St.  Boniface  was  organized 
by  the  Benedictine  Fathers  of  St.  Joseph's 
Church,  Chicago,  in  1865.  Its  first  pastors 
were  the  Reverends  Albrech,  Marshall,  and 
Clemens  Venn.  The  Rev.  Albert  Evers,  the 
present  pastor,  succeeded  Father  Venn  in  1895. 
Since  beginning  his  pastorate  Father  Evers  has 
erected  the  beautiful  parish  church  and  a  sub- 
stantial school  and  rectory  besides.  The  school 
has  an  attendance  of  450  pupils  who  are  taught 
by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis. 


ST.  JOSEPH'S.      (GERMAN).     LOCKPORT. 

The  Reverend  H.  M.  Franz  is  the  pastor  of 
St.  Joseph's  German  Church  at  Lockport, 
Illinois.  The  parochial  school  is  taught  by  the 
Franciscan  Sisters. 


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IMMACULATE  CONCEP- 
TION, WAUKEGAN. 

One  of  the  oldest  Catholic 
parishes  in  the  Archdiocese  of 
Chicago  is  that  of  the  Immacu- 
late Conception  of  Waukegan. 
A  small  church  was  built  here 
in  the  thirties,  and  was  admin- 
istered to  by  Father  St.  Palais, 
pastor  of  St.  Mary's,  Chicago. 
The  first  resident  pastor  was 
the  Reverend  Bernard  Mc- 
Gorisk,  who  was  appointed  in 
1844.  The  present  pastor  is 
the  Rev.  Edward  Gavin,  who 
has  been  with  the  parish  since 
1875. 


6350.  .yt.  Mary's  Church  and  School.  WaiAjgan.  I!!. 


Immaculate  Conception  of  the  B.  V.  M.,  Waukegan. 


ST.  MARY'S,  EVANSTON. 

St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church  in  beautiful  Evanston 
was  founded  by  the  Reverend  Father  Donohue  in  1870, 
remaining  with  the  parish  until  his  death  in  1893.  He 
was  succeeded  by  the  present  pastor,  Reverend  H.  B. 
Smith. 


HOLY    TRINITY.      (CROATIAN.) 

The  Croatian  parish  now  known  as  Holy  Trinity 
and  located  at  1852  South  Throop  Street,  was  organ- 
ized in  1914  (under  the  name  of  Assumption).  About 
75  children  attend  the  parochial  school.  The  Reverend 
J.  Soric  is  the  present  pastor. 


ST.  DENIS',  LOCKPORT. 

The  Church  of  St.  Denis,  located  in  the  town  of 
Lockport,  35  miles  from  Chicago,  is  one  of  the  old 
Catholic  settlements  of  the  Archdiocese,  and  dates 
back  to  the  year  1840.  The  handsome  new  church 
was  commenced  in  1877,  but  was  not  completed  until 
1898.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Reverend  F.  E. 
O 'Bryan. 


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SOME  KANKAKEE  CHURCHES 


ST.    ROSE    OF   LIMA,    FOUNDED    1855. 

The  parish  of  St.  Rose  of  Lima,  located  in 
Kankakee,  Illinois,  was  organized  by  the  Rev- 
erend L.  Cartuyvels  in  1855,  and  enjoys  the 
honor  of  having  been  the  mother  of  many  other 
churches  which  have  been  founded  in  this  part 
of  the  state.  This  church  has  3,500  communi- 
cants. The  French  language  is  still  dominant 
in  this  community. 

St.  Joseph's  Seminary,  which  adjoins  the 
church,  is  attended  by  more  than  500  children 
of  the  parish.  The  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  are 
in  charge  of  the  school. 

The  Reverend  A.  D.  Granger  is  the  present 
pastor,  and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  S.  A. 
Daigle  and  E.  J.  Souligny. 


ST.    STANISLAUS,   BISHOP   AND    MARTYR. 

The  Polish  Church  of  St.  Stanislaus  is  the 
youngest  Catholic  comrmmity  in  Kankakee. 
The  Reverend  B.  Orlemauski  has  been  identified 
with  the  parish  for  the  past  year.  The  Sisters 
of  the  Holy  Family  of  \azareth  have  charge 
of  the  parochial  school. 

The  course  of  study  is  equal  to  that  of  the 
public  grammar  school. 

The  Polish  language  is  taught  in  all  the 
grades. 

Father  Orlemanski,  during  his  pastorate,  has 
added  many  improvements.  The  church  has 
been  decorated,  and  the  school  has  been 
brought  to  a  higher  standard.  He  has  also 
introduced  a  number  of  beneficiary  societies 
besides  the  different  sodalities. 


St.   Joseph's    Seminary.      Adjoins    St.    Rose   of  Lima. 


EMERGENCY   HOSPITAL,   KANKAKEE. 

The  Emergency  Hospital  at  Kankakee  is 
conducted  by  the  Sister-Servants  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  of  Mary.  The  Sisters  are  all  trained 
nurses  and  the  Hospital  is  conducted  on  a  high 
plane.  Many  private  rooms  nicely  furnished 
are  provided  for  patients ;  also  a  splendid  oper- 
ating room.  Father  Granger  of  St.  Rose  of 
Lima  Church  was  instrumental  in  securing  this 
hospital  for  Kankakee. 


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POLISH  CATHOLICS  IN  CHICAGO. 


The  Polish  element  in  Chicago  constitutes 
one  of  the  strongest  factors  both  in  the  civic 
and  in  the  religious  life  of  this  cosmopolitan 
community.  There  are  between  350,000  and  400,- 
000  persons  in  Chicago  who  have  either  come 
from  Poland  to  this  country  or  who  claim  de- 
scent from  Polish  immigrants.  They  love  and  re- 
spect their  adopted  country,  since  it  is  the 
unbearable  political  conditions  in  their  native 
land  which  have  induced  them  to  seek  a  liveli- 
hood elsewhere.  They  are  an  industrious  peo- 
ple, and  no  shirkers.  One  of  their  first  ambi- 
tions is  to  secure  citizenship  papers  and  to  own 
their  own  homes.  A  tre- 
mendous majority  of  the 
Poles  in  this  city,  as  well 
of  the  four  million  who 
are  scattered  throughout 
the  country,  are  Catholics, 
ardently  devoted  to  the 
church  of  their  fathers. 
This  devotion  to  the 
church  is  shown  in  the  fact 
that  most  of  the  activities 
and  institutions  of  the 
Poles  in  this  city  are 
launched  and  conducted 
by  Polish  Catholics. 

To  begin  with,  there  are 
thirty-nine  Polish  Catholic 
Churches  in  Chicago  and 
the  adjoining  suburbs,  and 
forty-six  in  the  Arch- 
diocese itself,  each  with 

its  own  school.     The  total  number  of  children 
attending  these  Polish  schools  exceeds  30,000. 

The  oldest  Polish  parish  is  that  of  St.  Stanis- 
laus Kostka,  at  Noble,  Ingraham  and  Bradley 
Streets.  It  was  founded  in  1867,  and  will  next 
year  celebrate  its  golden  jubilee.  Of  the  first 
church  and  great  school  building  with  its  hall, 
neither  is  left  today.  The  latter  burned  down 
some  years  ago,  and  the  old  church,  which 
was  later  used  as  a  school,  was  torn  down,  in 
their  places  were  erected  a  beautiful  set  of 
buildings,  comprising  a  modern  hall,  with  a 
seating  capacity  of  1,000;  a  fine  home  for  the 
Xotre  Dame  Sisters,  who  are  the  teaching  staff, 
and  a  school  building  in  which  the  3,500  chil- 
dren attending  find  ample  quarters.  These 
three  structures  form  an  architectural  unit. 
The  church,  which  was  erected  in  1897,  com- 
prises an  upper  and  a  lower  church.  In  both 


of  these  churches  masses  and  other  services  are 
held  every  day.  The  upper  church  is  noted 
throughout  the  city  for  its  beautiful  paintings. 
Father  Vincent  Barzynski,  who  was  the  pastor 
for  many  years,  and  who  died  in  1899,  was 
widely  beloved  and  was  recognized  as  one  of 
the  most  powerful  figures  in  the  life  of  the 
Polish  community  in  this  country. 

Among  other  Polish  churches  which  are 
noted  for  the  beauty  of  their  architecture  the 
following  may  be  mentioned:  St.  Michael's, 
Eighty-third  Street  and  South  Shore  Drive; 
Holy  Innocents,  Superior  and  Armour  Streets; 


St.  Stanislaus  Kostka.     Founded   1867.     Reverend   Francis  Dembinski,  Pastor. 


St.  Adalbert's,  Seventeenth  and  Paulina 
Streets;  Holy  Trinity,  Noble  Street,  opposite 
Chapin  Street.  The  new  church  of  St.  Mary 
of  Angels,  now  in  course  of  construction  at 
the  corner  of  North  Hermitage  Avenue,  Cort- 
land,  and  Wood  Streets,  will  also  be  one  of 
the  notable  religious  edifices  of  the  city. 

Nearly  all  of  the  Polish  Catholic  Churches 
in  Chicago  and  suburbs  are  under  the  pastor- 
ship of  the  secular  clergy.  The  exceptions  are 
Holy  Trinity  Church,  directed  by  the  Holy 
Cross  Fathers;  St.  Stanislaus  Kostka,  St.  John 
Cantius,  St.  Hedwig's,  St.  Mary  of  Angels, 
St.  Stanislaus  Bishop  and  Martyr,  and  St.  Hya- 
cinth's, which  are  under  the  guidance  of  the 
Fathers  of  the  Resurrection.  His  Grace,  Most 
Reverend  Joseph  Weber,  titular  Archbishop  of 
Darna,  Provincial  of  the  Resurrectionist  Fath- 
ers in  the  United  States,  resides  at  the  rectory 


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St.    Stanislaus    College. 

of  St.  Stanislaus  Kostka  Church.  His  Grace, 
the  Eight  Reverend  Paul  P.  Rhode,  Bishop  of 
Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  was  pastor  of  St. 
Michael's  Archangel  Church,  while  Auxiliary 
Bishop  of  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago,  until  a 
few  months  ago. 

The  Polish  Catholics  in  Chicago  have  also 
higher  institutions  for  both  sexes.  The  St. 
Stanislaus  College  for  young  men,  located  at 
Division  and  Holt  Streets,  has  been  in  existence 
more  than  twenty-five  years.  It  gives  an  excel- 
lent secondary  education  in  all  courses  of 
instruction  and  possesses  all  the  requirements 
of  an  institution  of  the  first  grade,  including 
modern  scientific  laboratories,  and  is  under  the 
direction  of  the  Fathers  of  the  Resurrection. 
The  present  rector  is  the  Very  Reverend  Ladis- 
laus  Zapala.  It  has  an  enrollment  of  250  stu- 
dents. Scores  of  graduates  of  this  institution 
occupy  positions  of  prominence  in  their  com- 
munities, in  both  the  lay  and  spiritual  vocations, 
one  of  the  foremost  among  them  being  Judge 
Edmund  K.  Jarecki. 

The  Holy  Trinity  High  School  (also  for  boys) 
has  been  successfully  conducted  for  a  number 
of  years  by  the  Fathers  of  the  Holy  Cross  at 
Division  and  Cleaver  Streets.  The  Sisters  of 
the  Holy  Family  of  Nazareth  are  in  charge  of 
a  high  school  for  girls  which  has  a  good  at- 
tendance. The  Sisters  of  the  Resurrection  con- 
duct a  boarding  school  for  girls  at  5959  Talcott 
Avenue,  Norwood  Park. 

Of  other  institutions  serving  the  needs  of 
Polish  Catholics  in  Chicago  and  conducted  by 


them,  the  following  should  be  mentioned :  St. 
Hedwig's  Industrial  School  for  Girls  and  Polish 
Manual  Training  School  for  Boys,  both  located 
at  Niles,  Illinois,  furnish  shelter  and  instruction 
for  500  orphaned  boys  and  girls  of  Polish 
extraction  under  the  care  of  the  Felician  Sis- 
ters; St.  Mary  of  Nazareth  Hospital,  1120  North 
Leavitt  Street,  known  popularly  as  the  "Polish 
Hospital,"  which  accommodates  350  patients 
and  ranks  among  the  best  hospitals  in  the  city ; 
the  Holy  Family  Nursery,  Sixteenth  and 
Paulina  Streets;  St.  Elizabeth's  Nursery,  1360 
North  Ashland  Avenue;  St.  Joseph's  Home  for 
the  Aged  and  Crippled,  Hamlin  and  Schubert 
Avenues ;  and,  last  but  far  from  least,  is  the 
Guardian  Angel  Settlement  at  Gross  Avenue 
and  Forty-sixth  Street,  which  owes  its  existence 
to  the  labors  of  the  pastors  of  the  three  adjoin- 
ing Polish  parishes,  Reverend  L.  Grudzinski 
of  St.  John  of  God  Church,  Reverend  S.  Chole- 
winski,  of  St.  Joseph's  Church,  and  Reverend 
F.  Karabacz  of  the  Sacred  Heart  of  Jesus 
Church.  Sister  Callizta  of  the  Felician  Sisters 
is  the  Directress.  Mrs.  J.  Cudahy,  widow  of 
the  late  packer,  takes  a  very  active  interest  in 
this  institution. 

Now  as  to  societies  and  organizations.  It  is 
almost  unnecessary  to  say  that  every  church 
is  the  center  of  an  intense  activity,  which 


St.   Hedwig's.      Founded   in   1888. 


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expresses  itself  in  numerous  socie- 
ties, sodalities,  and  clubs  for  all 
ages,  both  sexes,  and  various  pur- 
poses, not  only  religious,  but  also 
for  mutual  aid  in  sickness  and 
death,  social,  athletic,  educational, 
and  even  civic,  hi  many  a  Polish 
Catholic  school  building  classes 
are  conducted  for  the  instruction 
of  Polish  young  men  and  women 
in  the  English  language  and  in 
the  principles  of  citizenship,  to 
prepare  them  for  the  necessary 
naturalization  examinations. 

The     Polish     Roman     Catholic 
Union,  the  largest   of  a  score   of 
Polish    Catholic    organizations    in 
this  country,  numbers  90,000  mem- 
bers.   Its  home  office  is  located  in 
a  magnificent  building  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Milwaukee  Avenue  and  Augusta  Street. 
The  building  contains  a  large  hall  where  many 
of  the  Polish  celebrations  and  demonstrations 
in  this  city  take  place.    A  smaller  organization, 
the  Polish  Alma  Mater,  has  its  home  office  in 
the  Polish  Daily  News  building,  at  1455  West 
Division  Street.    Its  founder  and  present  mod- 
erator is  Reverend  Francis  Gordon,  one  of  the 
Resurrectionist  Fathers,  who  is  also  pastor  of 
St.  Mary  of  Angels  Church  and  manager  of  the 
Polish  Daily  News. 

Mention  must  also  be  made  here  of  the 
Association  of  Polish  Clergy  in  America,  which 
comprises  all  of  the  Polish  Catholic  priests  in 
the  United  States,  numbering  about  one  thou- 
sand, and  which  also  has  its  headquarters  in 
Chicago.  His  Grace,  Right  Reverend  P.  P. 
Rhode,  Bishop  of  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  is  the 
president ;  Very  Reverend  L.  Zapala,  rector  of 
St.  Stanislaus  College,  is  the  secretary ;  and 
Reverend  L.  Krakowski  of  Bay  City,  Michigan, 
is  the  treasurer.  His  Grace,  Most  Reverend  J. 
Weber,  Archbishop  of  Darna,  is  honorary 
president. 

The  Polish  Catholic  press  is  well  represented 
in  Chicago.  Foremost  is  the  Polish  Daily 
News  (Dziennik  Chicagoski),  published  by  the 
Fathers  of  the  Resurrection,  which,  from  the 
day  of  its  founding  more  than  twenty-five  years 
ago,  has  been  a  staunch  champion  of  Catholic 


St.   Mary  of  the  Angels.      Reverend    Francis  Gordon,   Pastor. 

ideals,  and  has  the  distinction  also  of  being  a 
well-paying  enterprise.  It  is  housed  in  modern 
fashion  in  a  commodious  building  at  1455  West 
Division  Street.  Its  present  manager,  Rever- 
end Francis  Gordon,  and  present  editor,  Mr. 
Stanislaus  Szwajkart,  have  occupied  their  posi- 
tions from  the  first  issue  of  this  paper,  of  which 
85,000  copies  are  issued  every  day. 

In  Chicago  are  published  also:  The  Polish 
Ecclesiastical  Review,  a  monthly  which  is  the 
organ  of  the  Association  of  Polish  Catholic 
Clergy;  Narod  Polski,  the  organ  of  the  Polish 
Catholic  Union;  Polonia,  a  weekly  of  which 
Reverend  Francis  Wojtalewicz,  pastor  of  the 
Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  is  man- 
ager, and  the  Gazeta  Katolicka,  published  by 
the  Polish  American  Publishing  Company  and 
edited  by  the  Holy  Cross  Fathers. 

This  synoptical  view  gives  only  one  phase  of 
the  life  of  the  Polish  community  in  Chicago. 
The  scope  of  this  article  does  not  allow  the 
discussion  of  other  phases  such  as  educational, 
journalistic,  social,  political,  professional,  and 
others.  Let  it  suffice  to  say  that,  for  example, 
there  are  three  other  Polish  daily  newspapers 
in  Chicago,  and  that  two  other  organizations 
(the  Polish  National  Alliance;  membership 
over  100,000,  and  the  Polish  Women's  Alliance, 
membership  .30,000),  have  their  headquarters 
in  this  city. 


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ST.    ADALBERT'S    CHURCH. 


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ST.  ADALBERT'S  CHURCH  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1872. 


St.  Adalbert 's,  the  second  largest  Polish 
church  in  Chicago,  is  situated  at  West  Seven- 
teenth and  Paulina  Streets.  The  parish  was  or- 
ganized in  1872,  with  Reverend  Klimecki  as  its 
first  pastor.  In  1894  Rev.  John  Radziejewski, 
the  founder  of  the  Immaculate  Conception 
parish,  was  appointed  parish  priest.  In  1904 
the  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  C.  I.  Gron- 
kowski,  took  charge  of  this  important  com- 
munity and  it  is  to  his  untiring  zeal  and  energy 
that  the  parish  is  indebted  for  the  magnificent 
church  edifice  which  has  been  recently  com- 
pleted. 

In  addition  to  the  church  he  has  built  a  new 
rectory,  school,  and  a  day  nursery.  The  school 


exact  counterpart  of  St.  Paul's  Church  in 
Rome.  It  has  the  distinction  of  being  really  a 
Roman  church.  It  is  Italian  in  style  of  archi- 
tecture, and  contains  copies  of  Italian  art  in 
statuary  and  paintings,  while  the  altars  and 
their  decorations  were  all  made  in  Italy. 

The  interior  of  the  church  is  said  to  have  a 
finer  display  of  marble  than  any  other  church 
in  Chicago.  The  main  altar  is  forty-three  feet 
high  and  is  patterned  after  the  celebrated  Ve- 
netian altar  in  the  Jesuit  church  in  Venice.  It 
is  composed  entirely  of  marble  and  has  a  marble 
dome  supported  on  ten  fluted  marble  columns. 
The  two  side  altars,  which  are  elaborately 
carved,  are  twenty-two  feet  high,  of  solid 
marble,  and  reproductions  of  the  famous  altar 


St.    Adalbert's,    Interior. 


is  the  second  largest  Catholic  school  in  the  city, 
with  an  attendance  of  more  than  2,100  pupils, 
who  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Fam- 
ily of  Nazareth.  The  Polish  language  is  taught 
in  all  grades,  which  extend  through  the  eighth. 

The  corner-stone  of  the  new  school  was  laid 
July,  1912,  by  the  Most  Reverend  Archbishop 
Quigley,  D.  D.,  the  sermon  being  preached  by 
the  Right  Reverend  Paul  P.  Rhode,  D.  D.  The 
completed  edifice  was  dedicated  in  September, 
1914,  by  the  Apostolic  Delegate,  the  Most  Rev- 
erend John  Bonezano,  D.  I).  Father  Gron- 
kowski  is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  S.  Czapel- 
ski,  Alex.  Knitter,  J.  Mencikowski,  Felix  Helta. 

The  new  St.  Adalbert 's  Church  so  nearly  ap- 
proaches perfection  in  artistic  design  and  scien- 
tific construction  that  it  merits  more  than  the 
brief  description  which  our  space  affords.  In 
plan  and  interior  arrangement  it  is  almost  an 


in  Breccia,  North  Italy.  The  transept  altar, 
twenty-two  feet  high,  also  of  marble,  contains 
a  full  size  marble  duplicate  of  Michael  Angelo's 
"Pietra"  as  it  stands  in  St.  Peter's  in  Rome. 
In  fact,  a  plaster  cast  was  made  of  the  original 
in  order  that  the  reproduction  might  be  per- 
fect. 

This  magnificent  church  is  one  hundred  and 
ninety-five  feet  long  and  one  hundred  and 
twelve  feet  wide  over  all.  Each  of  its  two 
towers  is  one  hundred  and  eighty-six  feet  high, 
and  between  them  are  three  entrances  protected 
by  a  granite  portico  whose  roof  is  supported 
on  eight  granite  columns  each  twenty-five  feet 
high.  The  building  is  absolutely  fireproof,  no 
wood  being  used  in  its  construction  except  the 
doors.  The  exterior  is  faced  with  buff-colored 
brick  and  trimmed  with  terra  cotta. 

The  auditorium  seats  1,800  people. 


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Rectory   and   Church    of   St.    John   Cantius. 

ST.  JOHN  CANTIUS  (POLISH). 

When  the  Polish  Immigrants  were  coming  to  Chicago  more  and  more  and  settled  among  their 
fellow  countrymen,  St.  Stanislaus  Church,  the  first  Polish-Catholic  church  although  having  a  ca- 
pacity for  seating  5,000  persons,  could  not  accommodate  the  great  in- 
flux of  Polish  Catholics. 

A  new  church  was  a  necessity.  The  Reverend  Vincent  Barzynski, 
then  pastor  to  St.  Stanislaus,  appointed  Reverend  John  Kasprzycki, 
pastor  to  the  new  parish  to  be.  At  once  a  parish  committee  was  elected, 
a  large  plat  of  ground  was  secured  at  Carpenter,  Chicago,  and  Fry 
Streets,  and,  in  1893,  the  building  was  begun.  In  five  years  the  church 
was  finished  and  dedicated -to  St.  John  Cantius,  whose  name  it  bears. 

The  Reverend  John  Kasprzycki  saw  the 
great  necessity  for  a  parochial  school, 
which  was  erected  in  1903.  Thus  having 
church  and  school  the  number  grew  rapid- 
ly. At  present  the  St.  John  Cantius  par- 
ish is  under  the  direction  of  Reverend 
Stanislaus  Siatka,  C.R.,  appointed  pastor 
March  1915.  Four  assistant  priests  help 
him  in  the  spiritual  work.  It  must  be  men- 
tioned that  more  than  2000  children  at- 
tend St.  John  Cantius  school,  which  is 
conducted  by  the  Venerable  Notre  Dame 
Sisters  of  Milwaukee.  There  are  thirty 
teachers,  whose  principal  is  the  Venerable 
Sister  M.  Oswaldine. 

School    of   St.    John   Cantius. 


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HOLY  INNOCENTS 

The  Church  of  the  Holy 
Innocents,  on  the  northeast 
corner  of  Armour  and  Supe- 
rior Streets,  is  one  of  the 
most  imposing  edifices  on  the 
north  side.  The  style  of 
architecture,  with  its  many 
domes  and  the  effective  com- 
bination of  materials  used  in 
its  construction,  make  it  a 
conspicuous  feature  of  that 
neighborhood.  The  walls  are 
of  dark  pressed  brick  with 
buff  Bedford  cut-stone  trim- 
mings, while  the  roof  is  of 
green  tile.  This  Polish  par- 
ish was  organized  in  1905  by 
the  present  pastor,  the  Rev- 
erend John  N.  Zwierzchow- 
ski.  He  is  assisted  in  his  la- 
bors by  the  Reverend  Fathers 
J.  Grembowicz,  B.  Kas- 
przycki,  A.  S.  Gorski  and 
Wyrzykowski.  The  large 
parish  school  is  under  the  di- 
rection of  the  Felician  Sisters 
and  has  an  attendance  of 
1260  pupils. 


Holy   Innocents. 


St.    Stanislaus,    Bishop   and    Martyr. 


ST.   STANISLAUS, 
BISHOP  AND  MARTYR 

As  early  as  18915  the 
Poles  began  to  settle  in 
Cragin,  then  a  suburb  of 
Chicago,  and  His  Grace, 
Archbishop  Feehan,  D.D., 
was  asked  to  send  a  priest 
to  care  for  the  spiritual 
needs  of  these  people.  He 
appointed  the  Reverend 
Vincent  Barzynski,  the 
Superior  of  Resurrection 
Fathers,  to  take  charge  of 
the  matter,  with  the  result 
that  the  parish  of  St.  Stan- 
islaus was  organized  in 
1893,  and  has  been  in  the 
spiritual  care  of  these  fa- 
thers ever  since.  The  con- 
gregation still  worships  in 
the  combination  church- 
school  building,  which  cost 
$50,000,  but  is  erecting  a 
beautiful  new  edifice,  which 
will  be,  when  completed, 
one  of  the  finest  and  most 
attractive  churches  in  the 
Archdiocese.  The  location 
is  on  Lorel  Avenue,  near 
Fullerton.  The  Reverend 
Stanislaus  Swierczek  is  the 
present  pastor.  The  parish 
school,  which  is  in  charge 
of  the  Franciscan  Sisters, 
gives  instruction  to  425 
children. 


IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION  OF  THE  B.  V.  M.  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  IN  1882. 


Immaculate  Conception  Church. 


In  1882  the  Reverend  J.  Rad- 
ziezewski  was  degelated  to  organ- 
ize a  Polish  parish  in  South  Chi- 
cago, to  be  known  as  the  Immacu- 
late Conception  of  the  B.  V.  M. 
He  was  the  first  pastor  and  erected 
the  first  parish  building.  He  was 
succeeded  by  the  Reverend  M. 
Pyplacz  and  the  late  Reverend 
Zaleski.  This  parish  has  been  un- 
der the  jurisdiction  of  the  present 
pastor,  the  Reverend  F.  M.  Woj- 
talewicz,  since  1895.  In  that  time 
this  young  and  energetic  priest  has 
replaced  all  the  original  buildings 
by  other  of  modern  construction. 
They  consist  of  a  handsome 
church,  rectory,  school  and  Sis- 
ters' home.  This  valuable  property 
is  situated  at  Eighty-eighth  Street 
and  Commercial  Avenue.  The 
large  and  elegant  school  has  an  at- 
tendance of  1,050  children  who  are 
under  the  instruction  of  the 
Polish  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph.  Both 
English  and  Polish  are  taught 
throughout  the  curriculum.  Father 
Wojtalewicz  is  assisted  in  his 
spiritual  labors  by  the  Reverends 
Stanislaus  Koralewski  and  Frank 
Marcinek. 


Immaculate   Conception,    School   and    Rectory. 


ST.  MICHAEL'S  (POLISH)  FOUNDED  1822. 


St.  Michael's  Parish  is  one  of  the 
most  important  Polish  parishes  in 
the  Chicago  diocese.  It  is  situ- 
ated in  South  Chicago  and  was  or- 
ganized in  1892  by  the  Reverend 
Adolph  Nowichi,  who  was  its  first 
pastor.  In  1898  he  was  succeeded 
by  the  Reverend  Paul  P.  Rhode, 
who  afterward  became  the  first 
Polish  Bishop  of  Chicago,  and  is 
now  Bishop  of  Green  Bay,  Wis. 

The  church  property  is  located 
at  the  corner  of  Eighty-third 
Street  and  Ontario  Avenue.  It 
comprises  a  fine  Gothic  church 
which  is  considered  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  in  the  archdiocese ; 
a  school  building  which  has  lately 
been  remodeled  and  made  thor- 
oughly modern,  and  a  handsome 
rectory  and  Sisters'  convent.  The 
greatest  part  of  this  work  was  ac- 
complished while  the  Right  Rev- 
erend Paul  P.  Rhode,  D.  D.,  was 
pastor.  The  Reverend  J.  M.  Langc 
is  the  present  pastor. 

More  than  1,200  children  are  in- 
structed in  both  Polish  and  Eng- 
lish by  the  Sisters  of  Nazareth  of 
the  Holy  Family.  The  course  of 
study  extends  through  the  gram- 
mar grades. 


tit.  Michael's  Church,  South 


St.  Michael's  School,  South  Chicago. 


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ST.  FRANCIS  OF  ASSISIUM. 

Among  many  new  parishes  founded  in  recent 
years  is  that  of  St.  Francis  of  Assisium,  located 
on  West  Walton  Street  and  Kostner  Avenue. 
The  parish  was  organized  in  1909  by  the  Rev- 
erend Joseph  P.  Pajkowski.  The  present  pas- 
tor, the  Reverend  F.  Jagielski,  was  appointed 
September,  1915. 


ST.  JOSEPH'S  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1886. 

The  third  Polish  congregation  organized  on 
the  South  Side  was  St.  Joseph's,  located  at 
Forty-eighth  and  Paulina  Streets,  and  founded 
in  1886.  The  first  pastor  was  the  Reverend  J. 
Zyla.  The  beautiful  new  church  was  erected 
by  the  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  S.  Chole- 
winski. 


ST.  BARBARA'S   (POLISH),  FOUNDED   1910. 

In  1910  the  parish  of  St.  Mary  of  Perpetual 
Help  was  subdivided  and  the  parish  of  St. 
Barbara's  was  organized.  The  property  is 
located  on  Throop  Street  near  Twenty-ninth 
and  consists  of  a  handsome  new  church,  school 
and  rectory.  Reverend  Anthony  Xawrocki 
was  appointed  pastor. 


ST.  MARY  OF  PERPETUAL  HELP,  FOUNDED  1884. 

The  Polish  congregation  of  St.  Mary  of 
Perpetual  Help  on  Thirty-second  Street  near 
Morgan  is  the  oldest  Polish  parish  on  the 
Southwest  Side,  having  been  organized  in 
1884  by  the  Reverend  Radziejewski.  The  first 
resident  pastor,  Reverend  John  Zyla,  remained 
until  1891  and  was  succeeded  by  the  present 
pastor,  Reverend  S.  Xawroeki.  In  October, 
1903,  this  church  was  consecrated  by  Arch- 
bishop Quigley. 


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SS.  PETER  AND  PAUL   (POLISH). 

SS.  Peter  and  Paul 's  Parish  is  among  the  oldest 
parishes  on  the  southwest  side.  Its  handsome  church 
and  school  building  are  located  at  Thirty-seventh  and 
Paulina  Streets.  The  Felician  Sisters  of  Milwaukee 
are  in  charge  of  the  parish  school,  which  has  an  en- 


rollment of  nearly  600  pupils.     Both  Polish  and  English 
are  taught.     The  Reverend  M.  Kotecki   is  pastor. 


ST.    ANN'S    CHURCH    (POLISH),    FOUNDED    1903. 

The  large  combination  building  erected  by  St.  Ann  's 
Parish  for  school  and  divine  worship  stands  at  Leavitt 
Street  and  Eighteenth  Place.  About  1000  children  at- 
tend the  school.  The  Reverend  C.  F.  Slominski  is  the 
founder  and  pastor. 


ST.   CASIMIR'S    (POLISH),  FOUNDED   1890. 

St.  Casimir's  Church,  located  at  Twenty-second  and 
Whipple  Streets,  was  founded  in  1890,  and  is  attended 
by  1800  families.  Reverend  Albert  Furman,  the  present 
pastor,  has  had  charge  of  the  parish  since  1893.  He  is 
assisted  by  the  Reverends  A.  Koztek,  John  Zielezinski 
and  John  Kozlowski,  D.D.  The  illustration  shows  the 
proposed  new  church  in  Flemish  Renaissance  style. 


ST.  HELEN'S  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1914. 
St.  Helen's  Polish  Church,  located  on  Augusta  Street 
near  Oakley  Avenue,  was  built  in  1914  by  the  Rev- 
erend  P.  Pyterek,  the  pastor  and  founder  of  the  par- 
ish. The  building  is  adapted  for  both  church  and 
school  purposes.  The  school  children  number  316  and 
are  under  the  care  of  the  Felician  Sisters.  Eeverend 
Constantino  Warciniak  is  assistant  pastor. 


FIVE  HOLY  MARTYRS   (POLISH). 

The  Church  of  the  Five  Holy  Martyrs — a  combina- 
tion church  and  school  building— is  situated  in  the 
southwest  part  of  the  city  at  South  Albany  Avenue 
and  Forty-first  Street.  Reverend  J.  H.  Kruszka  is 
pastor. 


ST.  VALENTINE'S  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1912. 

St.  Valentine's  Polish  Church,  at  Thirteenth  Street 
and  Fiftieth  Avenue,  was  founded  in  1912  by  the  Eev- 
erend A.  Halgas,  its  first  pastor.  He  was  succeeded  in 
1915  by  the  Reverend  Theodore  Langfort. 


IMMACULATE  HEART  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1912. 
The  flourishing  Polish  parish  of  the  Immaculate 
Heart  was  founded  by  Reverend  R.  Appelt,  who  is  still 
its  spiritual  head.  The  combination  church  and  school 
building,  located  at  Byron  and  North  Spaulding  Ave- 
nues, was  built  in  1912.  The  school,  in  charge  of  the 
Sisters  of  the  Holy  Family  of  Nazareth,  has  175  chil- 
dren in  attendance. 


TRANSFIGURATION  CHURCH    (POLISH), 
FOUNDED   1911. 

The  large  and  handsome  combination  building  of 
the  Church  of  Transfiguration,  which  is  located  on 
Carmen  Avenue  near  Rockwell  Street,  was  built  by 
the  Reverend  F.  J.  Wojciechowski,  the  pastor,  in  1911. 
It  is  used  both  for  school  and  worship.  The  150  school 
children  are  taught  by  the  Polish  Sisters  of  St. 
Joseph. 


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ST.  MAKY  MAGDALENE    (POLISH), 
FOUNDED   1910. 

The  Polish  parish  of  St.  Mary  Magdalene  was 
organized  June  12,  1910,  by  the  pastor,  the 
Reverend  Edward  A.  Kowalewski.  The  corner- 
stone of  the  school-church  building,  located  at 
Marquette  Avenue  and  Eighty-fourth  Street, 
was  laid  October  25  of  that  year  by  the  Right 
Reverend  Bishop  P.  P.  Rhode,  D.  D.  The  first 
mass  was  celebrated  February  12,  1911.  About 
460  children  attend  the  school,  which  is  taught 
by  the  Felician  Sisters.  The  Reverend  Vincent 
Nowicki  is  the  assisting  priest. 


ST.    SALOMEA'S   CHURCH    (POLISH), 
FOUNDED  1897. 

The  Polish  Church  of  St.  Salomea's,  situated 
at  One  Hundred  and  Eighteenth  Street  and  In- 
diana Avenue  in  West  Pullman,  was  founded  by 
Father  F.  Kroll  in  1897.  The  present  pastor, 
Reverend  J.  S.  Pajkowski,  succeeded  the  Rev- 
erend J.  M.  Lange,  Ph.D.,  in  1915.  The  414 
pupils  who  attend  the  parish  school  are  taught 
by  the  Polish  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph. 


St.  Wenceslaus    (Polish),  3452   North   Lawndale. 


Rectory    of    St.    Mary    Magdalene. 


ST.  WENCESLAUS'   CHUECH   (POLISH), 
FOUNDED   1912. 

St.  Wenceslaus'  Parish  was  organized  in  1912 
by  the  Reverend  F.  C.  Scieszka.  The  church  is 
located  on  North  Lawndale  Avenue  between  Ros- 
coe  and  Cornelia  Streets.  There  are  370  children 
in  the  school,  who  are  instructed  by  the  Felician 
Sisters.  Father  Seieszka  is  assisted  by  the  Rev- 
erend James  Szprenga. 


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ST.  JOHN  OF  GOD 

(POLISH), 
FOUNDED  1906. 

The  parish  buildings  of 
tlic  flourishing  young  Pol- 
ish community  of  St.  John 
of  God  are  located  on 
South  Throop  Street  be- 
tween Fifty  -  first  and 
Fifty-second  Streets.  Al- 
though established  only 
ten  years  ago  (1906)  by 
the  Reverend  John  Jen- 
drzejek,  this  parish  ranks 

among  the  largest  Polish  communities  in  the  city.  Father  Jendrzejek  erected  the  large  combina- 
tion church  and  school  building  and  the  Sisters'  convent.  He  was  succeeded  in  1909  by  Rev- 
erend L.  Grudzinski,  the  present  pastor,  who  built  the  new  rectory.  The  school  children  num- 
ber 1,150  and  are  taiight  by  the  Felician  Sisters  of  Milwaukee.  The  assistant  priests  are  Reverends 
Stephen  A.  Bubacz,  John  Stoinski,  and  Stephen  Szczcpanski. 


GOOD  SHEPHERD  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1907. 

The  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  at  2719  South  Kolin  Avenue,  was  founded  in  1907  by  the 
Reverend  A.  L.  Jung,  the  present  pastor.  Five  Felician  Sisters,  0.  S.  F.,  teach  the  200  children 
who  attend  the  parochial  school. 


SACRED  HEART  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1910. 

The  Sacred  Heart  (Polish)  Church,  at  Forty-sixth  and  South  Lincoln  Streets,  was  founded  in 
1910  by  its  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  F.  J.  Karabacz.  In  addition  to  the  church  (combina- 
tion), he  erected  the  Sisters'  convent  and  parochial  residence.  The  school  is  attended  by  925  chil- 
dren and  taught  by  the  Felician  Sisters.  Father  Karabacz  is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  Anthony 
Klowo,  James  J.  Strzycki,  and  Anthony  Gawsch. 


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Holy  Trinity,  Xoble  and  Milwaukee. 

HOLY  TRINITY    (POLISH),   FOUNDED  1873. 

The  Church  of  the  Holy  Trinity  is  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  important  Polish  congregations  in  Chicago, 
having  been  founded  in  1873,  and  is  in  spiritual 
charge  of  the  Fathers  of  the  Holy  Cross,  Notre  Dame, 
Indiana.  The  parish  buildings  are  located  at  Noble 
and  Chapin  Streets.  The  Reverend  Casimir  Sztuczko, 
C.  S.  C.,  has  been  pastor  for  many  years.  The  present 
church  and  parochial  residence  were  erected  by  him, 
and  he  also  purchased  the  high-school  building  on 
Division  Street.  The  nearly  1900  children  who  attend 
the  schools  are  taught  by  the  Brothers  of  the  Holy 
Cross  and  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Family  of  Nazareth. 


St.    Josaphat    Church. 

ST.  JOSAPHAT 'S  (POLISH),  FOUNDED  1884. 

Another  important  Polish  parish  is  that  of  St. 
Josaphat 's,  founded  in  1884  by  the  Reverend  Francis 
Breitkopt,  C.  R.  The  Reverend  F.  Lange,  who  was 
appointed  pastor  in  1889  erected  the  parish  buildings 
at  Belden  and  Southport  Avenues.  He  was  succeeded 
by  the  present  pastor,  Reverend  F.  G.  Ostrowski,  P.R., 
in  1914.  The  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Family  of  Nazareth 
teach  the  875  school  children  of  the  parish.  The  as- 
sisting priests  are  the  Reverends  Thadeus  Nowak  and 
D.  F.  Tyrcha. 


Holy  Trinity  High  School,  Division  and  Cleaver  Streets. 


St.   Josaphat   School. 


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ST.  FLORIAN.      (POLISH). 

The  congregation  of  St.  Florian  was  organ- 
ized in  1906  and  the  parish  buildings  are 
located  at  133rd  Street  and  Green  Bay  Ave- 
nue. This  district  is  known  as  Hegewisch. 
The  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  F.  W.  Chod- 
niewicz,  was  the  founder.  Nearly  300  children 
attend  the  school  taught  by  the  Franciscan 
Sisters. 


ASCENSION  OF  OUR  LORD  CHURCH,  EVANSTON. 

The  first  Polish  Church  to  be  founded  in 
Evanston  was  the  Ascension  of  Our  Lord.  It 
was  founded  in  1912  by  the  Reverend  Felix 
Feldheim,  the  present  pastor.  One  hundred 
and  thirty-two  children  attend  the  school, 
taught  by  the  Felician  Sisters.  This  young  par- 
ish has  made  wonderful  strides  since  its  organi- 
zation and  much  credit  is  due  to  Father  Feld- 
heim for  the  many  improvements  that  have 
been  accomplished  among  the  Polish  people  of 
Evanston.  He  has  established  many  beneficiary 
and  social  societies  for  the  benefit  of  his  pa- 
rishioners. 


St.  Hyacinth's,  3651    West  George   Street. 


Guardian  Angel  Day  Nursery  and  Home  for  Girls.      (Polish). 
Gross  Avenue  and  Forty-sixth   Street. 


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THE  BOHEMIAN  CATHOLICS  OF  THE    ARCHDIOCESE  OF  CHICAGO 


Among  the  Slav  people  who,  in  the  course 
of  time,  have  made  Chicago  their  home,  the 
Bohemians  were  the  first  to  settle  in  this  great 
western  metropolis. 

The  first  Bohemian  Catholic  Church  (St. 
Wenceslaus),  which  was  erected  at  DeKoven 
and  Desplaines  Streets,  was  the  first  Slav 
church  in  Chicago ;  St.  Wenceslaus  School,  the 
first  Slav  school;  and  the  Reverends  F.  Sulak, 
S.J.,  and  Joseph  Molitor,  the  first  Slav  priests. 
Hence,  St.  Wenceslaus  Church  and  School  are 
landmarks  in  the  history  of  the  Slav  population 
of  Chicago. 

The  first  Bohemian  settlers  came  to  Chicago 
about  the  year  1850,  and  settled  on  the  north 
side  in  the  neighborhood  of  Clark  and  Dear- 
born Streets,  near  North  Avenue.  Soon  after- 
ward others  settled  in  the  vicinity  of  the  pres- 
ent location  of  the  Rock  Island  Station.  The 
first  permanent  Bohemian  settlement,  however, 
was  founded  in  the  district  embraced  by  De- 
Koven, Polk,  Ewing,  Burlington,  Canal,  and 
other  streets.  From  this  settlement  the  Bohe- 
mians drifted  to  other  parts  of  the  city,  chiefly 
to  the  west  and  southwest,  creating  new  Bo- 
hemian colonies.  During  six  decades  thousands 
of  Bohemian  immigrants  have  come  to  Chicago 
every  year.  Bohemia  was  over-populated,  and 
America,  with  its  vast  opportunities,  presented 
a  very  inviting  field  to  the  poor  European.  The 
early  Bohemian  settlers,  as  have  been  nearly  all 
subsequent  Bohemian  immigrants,  were  finan- 
cially poor,  but  sound  of  body  and  mind,  hon- 
est and  ever  willing  to  work,  and  to  work  hard, 
to  make  an  honest  living.  Owing  to  their  con- 
servative habits,  as  well  as  to  their  thrift  and 
untiring  industry,  they  have  made  wonderful 
strides  and  are  today  an  important  and  an 
integral  part  of  the  political  and  industrial  life 
of  the  city. 

The  Bohemian  population  of  Chicago,  at  the 
present  time  (1916),  is  estimated  to  be  from 
150,000  to  175,000.  About  one-half  of  this  num- 
ber are  Catholics.  Forty-five  per  cent  of  the 
other  half,  however,  have  drifted  away  from 
their  faith  and  the  greater  part  of  these  are 
entirely  indifferent  in  matters  of  religion. 

St.  John's  and  St.  Procopius'  parishes  fol- 
lowed in  order  of  time.  St.  Procopius  is  the' 
most  important  of  the  Bohemian  parishes,  hav- 
ing at  one  time  over  two  thousand  families,  and 
was  the  largest  Bohemian  congregation  in  the 
United  States.  In  addition  to  their  school  and 
beautiful  church  buildings,  there  are  several 
important  Bohemian  institutions  dedicated  to 
St.  Procopius,  which  are  located  at  Lisle,  Illi- 
nois. They  are  St.  Procopius  Abbey,  St.  Proco- 
pius Seminary  and  St.  Procopius  College.  The 
buildings  are  modern  in  construction  and  splen- 
didly adapted  for  their  purposes,  having  been 
erected  at  a  cost  of  about  $250,000.  About  a 
half-mile  from  St.  Procopius  College  and  Sem- 
inary is  the  Sacred  Heart  Convent,  the  home 
of  the  Bohemian  Benedictine  Sisters,  who  are 


supplying  many  of  our  Bohemian  and  Slovac 
schools  with  teachers. 

Organizations  of  various  kinds  are  highly  de- 
veloped among  the  Bohemian  Catholics  of  Chi- 
cago. In  almost  every  parish  we  find  from 
fifteen  to  thirty-five  different  organizations. 
Some  are  mutual  or  beneficiary,  others  religious, 
while  some  are  social.  The  Bohemian  Catholics 
of  Chicago  have  an  organization  which  is  the 
only  one  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  It  is 
called  the  Bohemian  Federation  of  Catholics  in 
the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago  and  not  only  com- 
prises the  various  organizations  of  the  Arch- 
diocese, but  the  various  parishes  as  well.  Each 
parish  is  represented  by  a  delegate  appointed 
by  the  pastor,  this  delegate  being  ex-officio  a 
member  of  the  executive  board. 

In  1916  the  Bohemian  Catholics  of  Chicago 
have  eleven  congregations.  Nine  are  exclu- 
sively Bohemian,  the  other  two  are  mixed  con- 
gregations. They  are  as  follows :  St.  Wences- 
laus, DeKoven  and  Desplaines  Streets;  St. 
John's,  Thirtieth  Street  and  Lowe  Avenue;  St. 
Procopius,  Eighteenth  and  Alport  Streets ;  St. 
Vitus,  Eighteenth  Place  and  Paulina  Street ; 
SS.  Cyrill  and  Methodius,  Fiftieth  Street  and 
Hermitage  Avenue ;  Our  Lady  of  Good  Counsel, 
916  North  Western  Avenue ;  Our  Lady  of 
Lourdes,  Keeler  Avenue  and  Fifteenth  Street; 
St.  Ludmila's,  Albany  Avenue  and  Twenty- 
fourth  Street ;  Blessed  Agnes,  Central  Park  Ave- 
nue and  Twenty-seventh  Street ;  Marie  Celle, 
1428  South  Euclid  Avenue,  South  Oak  Park, 
Illinois;  Mary,  Queen  of  Heaven,  Fifty-third 
Avenue  and  Twenty-fourth  Place,  Cicero,  Chi- 
cago, Illinois.  Each  Bohemian  parish  has  its 
parochial  school.  There  are  at  present  8200 
children  in  these  schools.  The  Bohemian  Cath- 
olics are  fully  cognizant  of  the  importance  of  a 
thorough  training  in  Catholic  schools,  for  ex- 
perience has  taught  them  that  children  who 
have  not  received  a  thorough  Catholic  educa- 
tion in  our  own  schools  are,  as  a  rule,  lost  to 
their  faith. 

The  Bohemian  Catholics  of  Chicago  have  a 
daily  paper,  the  "Narod"  (Nation);  a  semi- 
weekly,  the  "Katolik"  (Catholic);  a  weekly, 
the  "Pritel  Ditek"  (Children's  Friend),  and  a 
semi-monthly,  the  "Hospodarske  Listy"  (Agri- 
cultural News).  These  papers  are  published  by 
the  Bohemian  Benedictine  Press,  which  is 
owned  and  controlled  by  the  Bohemian  Bene- 
dictine Order.  These  papers  were  not  estab- 
lished for  any  pecuniary  gain,  but  in  the  inter- 
est of  religion  and  morality.  The  Bohemian 
Benedictine  Press  likewise  publishes  all  the 
Bohemian  school  books,  prints  the  organs  of 
several  Bohemian  Catholic  benevolent  organ- 
izations, publishes  books  of  a  religious  nature, 
etc.  Its  plant  is  one  of  the  most  modern  and 
up-to-date  Catholic  printing  plants  in  the 
country,  operating  five  linotype  machines,  a 
semi-rotary  machine,  two  Miehle  presses,  etc., 
and  employing  about  thirty-five  men. 


ST.  WENCESLAUS  (BOHEMIAN), 
FOUNDED  1864. 

St.  Wenceslaus,  the  first  Bohemian  Catholic 
Church  to  be  built  in  the  city  of  Chicago,  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend  Father  Molitor  in 
1864.  This  church  is  located  in  the  thickly  set- 
tled district  of  DeKoven  and  Desplaines 
Streets.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Reverend 
Anastasius  Rebec,  O.S.B.  The  parish  school 
is  attended  by  200  pupils,  who  are  taught  by 
the  Sisters  of  the  Third  Order  of  St.  Francis  of 
Joliet. 


ST.  PROCOPIUS  (BOHEMIAN), 

St.  Procopius'  Church,  at  the  corner  of  West 
Eighteenth  and  Alport  Streets,  was  built  by  the 
Very  Reverend  William  Coke,  who  organized 
the  parish  in  1875.  The  boundaries  of  the 
original  parish  extended  from  Halsted  Street 
westward  to  the  city  limits.  In  1885  the  Bene- 
dictine Fathers  of  St.  Vincent,  Pennsylvania, 
took  charge  of  the  congregation.  The  Right 
Reverend  Nepomucene  Jaeger  was  the  first 
Benedictine  pastor.  The  parochial  school  built 
by  him  was  attended  by  nearly  1200  children. 
Since  then  five  other  Bohemian  parishes  have 
been  organized  out  of  the  original  parish.  At 

present  the  school  has  656  pupils,  who  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  the  Third  Order  of  St.  Francis 
of  Joliet.     Reverend  Methodius  Vones,  O.S.B.,  is  pastor. 


OUR  LADY  OF  LOURDES  (BOHEMIAN),  FOUNDED  1892. 


The  Church  of  Our 
Lady  of  Lourdes,  at  Kee- 
ler  Avenue  and  Fifteenth 
Street,  was  founded  by 
the  Benedictine  Fathers 
in  1892.  The  parish  was 
organized  by  the  Right 
Reverend  John  X.  Jae- 
ger, then  abbott  of  St. 
Procopius  Abbey.  The 
present  pastor  is  the 
Reverend  A.  Mergl.  The 
school  has  an  attendance 
of  nearly  250  children. 


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OUR  LADY  OF  GOOD  COUNSEL  (BOHEMIAN),  FOUNDED  1889. 

Situated  at  916  North  Western  Avenue  is  the  Bohemian  parish  church  of  Our  Lady  of  Good 
Counsel.  The  community  was  organized  by  the  Reverend  J.  Moliter  and  the  first  parish  priest 
was  the  Reverend  J.  P.  Jedlicka.  The  new  school  was  erected  in  1908  at  a  cost  of  $25.000, 
and  the  130  children  who  attend  the  school  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis.  The  Reverend 
Francis  W.  Jedlicka  is  the  present  pastor. 


ST.  AGNES'  (BOHEMIAN),  FOUNDED  1904. 

Although  founded  in  1904,  this  is  one  of  the  largest  Bohemian  parishes  in  the  Archdiocese. 
The  founder  of  this  parish  was  the  Reverend  Francis  Vanous.  The  church  is  located  at  Twenty- 
seventh  Street  and  Central  Park  Avenue.  The  500  children  who  attend  the  parochial  school  are 
under  the  instruction  of  the  School  Sisters  of  St.  Francis  of  Milwaukee.  The  Reverend  Innocent 
Kestl  is  the  present  rector  and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  Francis  Merra. 


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St.    Vitas'    (Bohemian),    Paulina    and    Eighteenth    Place. 
ST.  VITUS'    (BOHEMIAN),  FOUNDED   1887. 

St.  Vitus'  Church  was  organized  in  1887  by  the 
Benedictine  Fathers  from  St.  Procopius.  Eeverend 
Father  Sigismund  Singer,  O.  S.  B.,  was  appointed  to 
take  charge  of  the  parish.  He  was  succeeded  by  the 
Reverend  Valentine  Kohlbeek,  O.  S.  B.,  who  remained 
with  the  parish  for  a  number  of  years.  The  present 
oncumbeut  is  the  Reverend  Everett  Foster.  The  182 
school  children  of  the  parish  receive  their  instruction 
from  the  Sisters  of  St.  Benedict. 


ST.  JOHN  NEPOMUCENE'S  (BOHEMIAN), 
FOUNDED   1871. 

The  parish  building  located  at  2953  Lowe  Avenue 
is  so  arranged  that  it  can  be  used  for  both  school  and 
divine  worship.  The  original  church  was  located  at 
Twenty-fifth  Street  and  Princeton  Avenue.  In  1913 
it  was  removed  to  its  present  site.  The  130  school 
children  are  taught  by  the  Benedictine  Sisters.  The 
present  pastor  is  the  Reverend  A.  J.  Novacek. 


ST.   LUDMILA'S    (BOHEMIAN),   FOUNDED   1891. 

This  fine  Bohemian  Church  is  situated  at  Twenty-fourth  Street  and  South  Albany  Avenue,  and  was  founded 
by  the  Reverend  Matthias  Farnik  in  1891.  The  parish  buildings  consist  of  church,  school,  Sisters'  residence,  and 
rectory.  The  400  pupils  receive  a  thorough  grammar  school  education  from  the  Sisters  of  St.  Francis  from 
Joliet.  Reverend  Francis  Bobal  is  the  present  rector  and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  Francis  Bozenek. 


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SS.  CYRILL  AND  METHO- 
DIUS   (BOHEMIAN). 

The  Church  of  SS.  Cyrill 
and  Methodius  is  located  in 
the  southwest  district  of  Chi- 
cago, at  Fiftieth  Street  and 
Hermitage  Avenue,  and  was 
founded  by  the  Reverend 
Thomas  J.  Bobal.  He  was 
also  the  organizer  of  this  fine 
Bohemian  parish  and  is  still 
its  spiritual  head.  The  hand- 
some new  church  which  has 
recently  been  erected  is  of 
the  Corinthian  style  of  archi- 
tecture and  is  conceded  to  be 
the  finest  church  edifice  be- 
longing to  any  Bohemian 
parish  in  the  city.  The  par- 
ish maintains  a  fine  school, 
attended  by  250  children, 
who  are  taught  by  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Francis. 


SS.  Cyrill  and  Methodius,  Fiftieth  and  Hermitage. 


MARY.  QUEEN  OF  HEAVEN  PARISH.  CICERO.  ILL 


MARY  QUEEN  OF  HEAVEN,  FOUNDED  1911. 

The  beautiful  buildings  of  the  parish  of  Mary  Queen  of  Heaven  are  located  at  Fifty-third 
Avenue  and  Twenty-fourth  Place,  in  the  southwest  part  of  the  city.  This  flourishing  community 
has  been  in  existence  only  five  years  (being  founded  in  1911),  and  in  that  time  the  people  have 
secured  valuable  property  and  erected  a  beautiful  Roman  church  and  school  building.  The  school 
has  an  attendance  of  300  pupils  and  is  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  the  B.  V.  M.  The  mem- 
bership of  the  church  includes  English,  Bohemians  and  Germans.  The  Reverend  A.  J.  Dedera,  who 
organized  the  parish,  is  still  its  spiritual  head. 


ST.  PROCOPIUS  COLLEGE,  LISLE,  ILLINOIS,   (BOHEMIAN),  FOUNDED  1900. 

St.  Procopius  College  (Bohemian),  located  at  Lisle,  Illinois,  about  twenty-five  miles  from  Chi- 
cago, is  a  Bohemian  boarding-school  for  boys  and  young  men  under  the  care  of  the  Benedictine 
Fathers.  The  institution,  which  is  a  direct  successor  of  the  old  Bohemian  College  in  Chicago, 
was  founded  by  the  Right  Reverend  Xepomucene  Jaeger,  O.S.B.,  in  1900,  and  has  at  present  an 
enrollment  of  140  students.  The  curriculum  includes  a  full  high-school  course.  There  are  two 
departments  of  instruction — one  for  the  Benedictine  priesthood  and  the  other  for  secular  educa- 
tion. Father  Jaeger  is  at  the  head  of  the  school  and  the  Reverend  Cosmas  Vesely,  O.S.B.,  is  rector. 


BOHEMIAN  ORPHAN  ASYLUM,  LISLE,  ILLINOIS,  FOUNDED  1898. 

At  Lisle,  Illinois,  also,  is  to  be  found  the  Bohemian  Orphan  Asylum,  which  was  opened  in 
18!)8  by  a  number  of  Bohemian  societies,  and  which  is  the  first  institution  of  the  kind  established 
by  that  nationality  in  this  country.  About  200  children  are  cared  for  by  the  Bohemian  Benedic- 
tine Sisters.  The  work  of  the  instruction  includes  a  manual  training  school  for  boys  and  an  indus- 
trial school  for  girls. 


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ST.  GEORGE'S  (LITHUANIAN), 

St.  George's  Church,  the  mother  Lithuanian 
church  in  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago,  was 
founded  in  1892  by  the  Reverend  M.  Krawcz- 
unas,  who  is  still  pastor  of  this  congregation. 
The  church  edifice,  which  is  large  and  impos- 
ing, is  located  in  the  stock-yards  district,  at 
Thirty-third  and  Auburn  Streets.  The  parish 


supports  a  fine  school  of  600  pupils,  who  are 
under  the  care  of  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Fam- 
ily of  Nazareth.  Father  Krawczunas  is  as- 
sisted by  the  Reverends  Uaicunas  and  Albowicz. 


ST.  MICHAEL'S  (LITHUANIAN), 
FOUNDED  1904. 

The  Lithuanian  parish  of  St.  Michael's  was 
organized  in  1904  and  is  located  in  the  river 
district  on  the  north  side,  where  so  many  peo- 
ple of  foreign  nationalities  reside.  In  1913  the 
Marion  Fathers  were  appointed  by  the  Most 
Reverend  Archbishop  Quigley,  D.D.,  to  take 
charge  of  the  parish.  The  present  spiritual 
director  of  the  church  is  the  Reverend  F. 
Kuderko,  assisted  by  the  Reverend  J.  Kazakas. 
The  combination  parish  building  is  situated  at 
the  corner  of  Wabansia  Avenue  and  Paulina 
Street.  The  school  has  an  enrollment  of  120 
children,  under  tuition  of  the  Lithuanian  Sisters 
of  St.  Casimir. 


OUR  LADY  OF  VILNA,  FOUNDED  1806. 


About  ten  years  ago  (1906), 
the  Lithuanian  congregation 
erected  a  substantial  combination 
church  and  school  building  and 
a  parochial  residence  under  the 
pastorate  of  the  Reverend  Casi- 
mir Ambrozaitus.  This  property 
is  situated  on  West  Twenty-third 
Street,  near  Western  Avenue. 
Father  Ambrozaitus  remained  at 
the  head  of  the  parish  until  Octo- 
ber, 1915,  when  he  was  succeeded 
by  the  Reverend  F.  B.  Serafinas. 
The  parochial  school  is  attended 
by  226  children,  who  are  under 
the  care  of  the  Lithuanian  Sisters 
of  St.  Casimir. 


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HOLY  CROSS   (LITHUANIAN),  FOUNDED  1904 

The  beautiful  group  of  buildings  of  the  parish  of  the  Holy  Cross,  consisting  of  church,  rectory,  and  school 
structures,  is  located  at  Forty-sixth  Street  and  Ashland  Avenue.  The  parish  was  organized  by  the  Eeverend  Alex. 
Skrypko  in  December,  1904,  who  has  been  its  pastor  from  the  beginning.  The  corner-stone  of  the  splendid  new 
church  was  laid  by  the  late  Most  Reverend  Archbishop  Quigley,  D.  D.,  December  24,  1913.  The  structure  was  not 
completed  until  1915,  when  it  was  dedicated  by  the  Right  Reverend  A.  J.  McGavick,  auxiliary  bishop  of  Chicago. 
The  parochial  school  has  an  enrollment  of  250  children,  who  are  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Family. 


ST.  ANTHONY'S   (LITHUANIAN),  FOUNDED  1911 

The  large  church  and  school  building  of  the  Lithuanian  parish  of  St.  Anthony's  is  picturesquely  situated  at 
Fifteenth  Street  and  Fiftieth  Avenue,  in  the  outskirts  of  the  city.  It  was  founded  by  the  Reverend  A.  Ezerskis  in 
1911.  The  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Family  of  Nazareth  have  charge  of  the  school,  which  is  attended  by  250  children. 


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PROVIDENCE  OF  GOD 
(LITHUANIAN),  FOUNDED  1900. 

The  Lithuanian  parish  of  the  Providence 
of  God  was  organized  in  1900  by  the 
Reverend  M.  Peza,  who  became  its  first 
pastor.  The  new  congregation  immedi- 
ately set  about  securing  a  site  for  their 
parish  buildings.  For  this  purpose 
ground  was  purchased  at  Union  Avenue 
and  Eighteenth  Street,  where  a  school 
building  has  been  erected  and  the  base- 
ment of  a  handsome  church  put  up.  The 
illustration  given  shows  the  beautiful  de- 
sign of  the  completed  church.  A  flourish- 
ing school  is  connected  with  the  parish, 
which  is  in  charge  of  the  Lithuanian  Sis- 
ters of  St.  Casimir,  and  which  has  an  at- 
tendance of  550  children.  The  Reverend 
Michael  Leo  Kruszas  is  the  present  pastor 
and  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  Alexander 
Baltutitf.  Father  Kruszas  was  instru- 
mental in  having  the  Order  of  St.  Casimir 
founded  in  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago. 


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IMMACULATE  CONCEPTION  (LITHUANIAN),  FOUNDED  1914. 


The  Lithuanian  community  of  the  Immacu- 
late Conception  was  founded  in  1914  by  the 
Reverend  Anthony  Briszko.  The  handsome 
combination  structure  of  this  parish,  which  is 
located  at  Fairfield  Avenue  and  Forty-fourth 


Street,  is  the  latest  Lithuanian  church  edifice 
to  be  erected  in  Chicago.  The  parish  school 
was  opened  in  September,  1915,  with  150  pupils 
in  attendance,  under  the  care  of  the  Lithuanian 
Sisters  of  St.  Casimir. 


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ALL   SAINTS.      (LITHUANIAN).      FOUNDED    1906. 

The  Lithuanian  community  of  All  Saints, 
located  at  10806  Wabash  Avenue,  in  West 
Bullnian,  was  organized  by  the  Reverend  F.  B. 
Serafinas,  now  pastor  of  Our  Lady  of  Vilna 
Church.  He  was  succeeded  by  the  present 
pastor,  the  Reverend  Peter  Ladelis.  The 
Sisters  of  St.  Casimir  instruct  the  260  children 
in  the  parochial  school. 


OUR  LADY  OF  HUNGARY.     (HUNGARIAN). 
FOUNDED  1904. 

The  church  known  as  Our  Lady  of  Hungary 
is  the  first  and  only  Hungarian  church  organ- 
ized in  the  state  of  Illinois.  The  church  is 
located  on  Chauncey  Avenue  near  Ninety- 
third  Street.  The  first  pastor  and  founder 
was  the  Reverend  Francis  Grosz.  The  present 
pastor  is  the  Reverend  S.  Soltesz. 


ST.   JOSEPH'S.     (LITHUANIAN).    FOUNDED   1901. 

The  parish  of  St.  Joseph's  Lithuanian 
Church,  located  at  Eighty-eighth  Street  and 
Saginaw  Avenue,  was  organized  in  1901  by  the 
Reverend  M.  P.  Peza,  its  founder  and  first  pas- 
tor. The  Reverend  A.  Petrajtes  is  the  present 
pastor.  He  is  also  an  authority  on  astronomy. 


ST.  MARY'S.      (GREEK  RUTHENIAN). 
FOUNDED  1910. 

Located  on  Seeley  Avenue  and  Fiftieth 
Street  is  the  second  largest  Greek  Ruthenian 
Catholic  community  in  the  city.  Nearly  2,000 
families  attend  this  parish.  The  Reverend 
Max  Relic,  the  present  pastor,  built  the  church 
and  parochial  residence  and  has  been  identified 
with  the  parish  for  the  past  six  years. 


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ST.  NICHOLAS  (GREEK  RUTHENIAN) 


The  beautiful  and  imposing  church  of  St. 
Ivicholas,  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Oakley 
Boulevard  and  Rice  Street,  is  notable  for  the 
distinctive  style  of  its  architecture.  Tt  is 
Byzantine  in  design,  and  is  unique  in  being 
the  only  one  of  its  kind  in  Chicago.  The  edifice 
is  of  slow-burning  construction.  The  outer 
walls  are  of  light  yellow  pressed  brick,  with 
cut-stone  trimmings.  The  roofs  are  of  green 
Spanish  tile  and  the  domes  are  covered  with 
copper.  The  interior  of  the  church  also  follows 


the  green  color  scheme,  the  columns  being  of 
dark  green  scagliola,  with  bases  of  green  mar- 
ble, while  green  will  prevail  in  the  walls  and 
caps  of  the  columns.  Altogether  the  church  is 
one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  imposing  in 
the  Archdiocese.  The  present  pastor,  the  Rev- 
erend Nicholas  Strutynski,  organized  the  parish 
and  built  the  church  and  parochial  residence 
under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Ruthenian  prelate. 
Bishop  Ortyhski,  of  Philadelphia.  A  new  school 
will  be  added  in  the  near  future. 


St.  Joseph's,  730  West  Seventeenth  Place. 


St.  Michael  Archangel,  Forty-eighth  and  Robey  Streets. 


Holy  Rosary,  Pullman. 

SOME  SLOVAK  FOUNDATIONS. 

The  first  organized  Catholic  Church  of  the  Slovak 
people  of  Chicago  was  St.  Michael  Archangel,  founded 
in  1896,  and  located  at  Forty -eighth  and  Eobey  Streets. 
The  first  rector  was  the  Keverend  A.  J.  Brunkala. 
The  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  Gregory  K.  Vaniscak, 
O.  S.  B.,  took  charge  in  1915.  The  school,  with  an 
attendance  of  800  children,  is  taught  by  the  Benedic- 
tine Sisters. 

The  second  Slovak  church  was  the  Church  of  the 
Assumption,  founded  in  1908.  It  is  located  at  Mar- 
shall Boulevard  and  California  Avenue.  The  Reverend 
J.  Marescak  is  rector. 

St.  Joseph 's  Church,  located  at  730  West  Seventeenth 
Place,  was  founded  in  1906.  Reverend  L.  Neuwirth 
is  pastor. 

Holy  Rosary,  founded  in  1909,  located  in  Pullman, 
at  One  Hundred-and-Eighth  Street  and  Perry  Avenue. 
Pastor,  Reverend  K.  Gottschall. 

The  Church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  the  fifth  congre- 
gation of  Slovaks  to  be  founded  in  Chicago,  is  located 
at  Huron  Street  and  North  Racine  Avenue.  Reverend 
Michael  Bajor  is  pastor. 


Sacred  Heart,  North  Racine  Avenue   and  Huron   Street.  Assumption,  Marshall  Boulevard  and  California  Avenue. 


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ST.  STEPHEN'S.  (SLOVENIAN).  FOUNDED  1898. 
St.  Stephen's  parish,  Slovenian,  was  the  first  of  its 
nationality  to  be  organized  in  Chicago.  The  Most 
Reverend  Archbishop  Feehan  appointed  the  Reverend 
John  Plevnik  as  its  first  pastor  and  founder.  At  this 
church,  the  Slovenians  and  Croatians  in  Chicago 
attended  divine  worship.  In  1905  the  present  pastor, 
the  Reverend  A.  Sojar,  took  charge.  His  parish 
extends  all  over  the  city  and  numbers  about  350 
families.  The  church  is  located  at  the  corner  of 
Twenty-second  Place  and  Lincoln  Street. 


ST.  GEORGE'S.  (SLOVENIAN).  FOUNDED  1903. 
The  second  Slovenian  church,  located  at  Ninety-sixth 
Street  and  Ewing  Avenue,  was  founded  in  1903  by  the 
Reverend  John  Krawjee.  The  present  pastor,  the 
Reverend  A.  M.  Kraschowitz,  is  doing  splendid  work 
in  organizing  the  Slovenian  people.  As  there  is  no 
school  attached  to  the  church  the  children  attend  either 
the  German  or  English  Catholic  school.  They  receive 
religious  instruction  every  Sunday  in  the  parish  church. 


SACRED  HEART.     (CROATIAN).     FOUNDED  1913. 

The  Croatians  of  South  Chicago  organized  the  parish 
of  the  Sacred  Heart  in  1913,  under  the  pastorate  of 
its  present  pastor,  the  Reverend  Stipanovic.  At  the 
time  of  his  appointment  he  was  only  twenty-two 
years  old,  thus  making  him  the  youngest  pastor  in 
the  United  States.  About  125  children  attend  the 
school  and  are  taught  by  the  Franciscan  Sisters. 

The    combination    church    and    school    buildings    is 
located  at  2922  East  Ninety-sixth  Street. 


ST.  JEROME.     (CROATIAN).     FOUNDED  1912. 

The  first  Croatian  church  founded  in  Chicago  was 
St.  Jerome's  on  Twenty -fifth  Street  near  Wentworth 
Avenue,  founded  by  the  Reverend  Leo  Medic,  O.  F.  M. 
Father  Medic  is  still  at  the  head  of  the  spiritual  work. 


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ASSUMPTION  OF  THE  BLESSED  VIRGIN  MARY. 

The  Assumption  of  the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary  is  the 
oldest  Catholic  Italian  community  in  the  city.  The 
Church,  Renaissance  in  style,  is  situated  on  Illinois 
Street  near  Orleans,  and  was  founded  in  1880  by  the 
Reverend  S.  Moretti,  O.  S.  M.  The  600  school  children 
are  taught  by  the  Missionary  Sisters  of  the  Sacred 
Heart.  The  Reverend  F.  S.  Angelucci,  O.  S.  M.,  is 
assisted  by  the  Reverends  C.  Fiorucci,  O.  S.  M.,  and 
S.  Jedruszczak. 


OUK    LADY    OF    POMPEI    (ITALIAN),    FOUNDED 
1904. 

The  Church  of  Our  Lady  of  Pompei  is  located  at 
1224  McAllister  Place.  The  parish  is  under  the  spirit- 
ual direction  of  the  Congregation  of  St.  Charles  of 
Borromeo.  The  Reverend  P.  Barabiuo,  C.  S.  C.  B.,  is 
the  pastor.  He  is  assisted  by  the  Reverend  Angelo 
Perrone,  C.  S.  C.  B. 


ST.  PHILIP  BENIZI   (ITALIAN) 

The  Church  of  St.  Philip  Benizi  was  organized  Au- 
gust 14,  1904,  by  the  Servite  Fathers.  The  corner- 
stone was  laid  by  the  Right  Reverend  P.  J.  Muldoon, 
D.D.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Reverend  P.  Giangrandi, 
O.  S.  M.  He  is  assisted  by  the  Reverends  P.  Mondino. 
O.  S.  M.,  Aloysius  Giambastiani,  O.  S.  M.,  and  An- 
gelico  Barsi,  O.  S.  M. 


SANCTA  MARIA  ADDOLORATA   (ITALIAN). 

The  above  church,  which  is  known  as  Sancta  Maria, 
Grand  Avenue  and  Peoria  Streets,  is  under  the  spirit- 
ual direction  of  the  Congregation  of  St.  Charles  of 
Borromeo.  The  Reverend  J.  Gambera,  C.  S.  C.  B.,  is 
the  pastor.  This  parish  was  organized  in  1903. 


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Holy   Guardian  Angel's,  717   Forquer. 

HOLY  GUARDIAN  ANGEL   (ITALIAN),  FOUNDED 
1899. 

The  Bight  Reverend  M.  E.  Dunne,  now  bishop  of 
Peoria,  organized,  in  1899,  the  parish  known  as  Holy 
Guardian  Angel,  and  through  his  efforts,  the  church 
and  priest  house  were  erected.  The  Fathers  of  the 
Congregation  of  St.  Charles  of  Borromeo  are  now  in 
charge.  The  present  pastor  is  the  Reverend  Pacifico 
Chenuil,  C.  S.  C.  B.,  and  his  assistants  are  the  Rev- 
erend C.  Fani,  C.  S.  C.  B.,  and  the  Reverend  D.  An- 
geli,  C.  S.  C.  B. 


St.  Mary's   (Italian).  218  Alexander. 


HOLY  ROSARY    (ITALIAN), 

The  Holy  Rosary  is  another  of  the 
Italian  parishes  founded  by  his  Grace, 
the  late  Archbishop  Quigley,  D.D.  The 
church  is  located  at  612  North  West- 
ern Avenue.  As  yet  no  school  has 
been  established  in  the  parish.  The 
Reverend  J.  Colombi,  C.  S.  C.  B.,  is 
the  pastor. 


St.  Anthony's,  11530  Prairie  Avenue. 

ST.  ANTHONY'S  (ITALIAN),  FOUNDED  1906. 

St.  Anthony 's  of  Padua,  whose  church  edifice  is 
located  at  the  corner  of  Prairie  and  Kensington  Ave- 
nues, is  one  of  the  many  Italian  parishes  erected  by 
the  late  Archbishop  Quigley,  D.D.,  in  the  Archdiocese 
of  Chicago,  and  was  founded  in  1906.  It  supports  a 
school  with  an  attendance  of  680  pupils,  who  are 
taught  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph  from  La  Grange, 
111.  Reverend  H.  D 'Andrea  is  the  present  pastor. 


ST.  MARY'S   (ITALIAN),  FOUNDED  1904. 

The  Italian  community  of  St.  Mary's  on  the  West 
Side  of  the  city  was  founded  in  1904  by  the  late  Most 
Reverend  Archbishop  Quigley.  The  parish  was  put  in 
charge  of  the  Congregation  of  St.  Charles  of  Borro- 
meo. The  church  and  school  are  situated  at  Alexander 
Street  and  Twenty-fifth  Place.  The  present  pastor 
is  the  Reverend  R.  Loreuzoni,  C.S.C.B.  More  than  300 
children  attend  the  school  and  are  taught  by  the 
Sisters  of  Notre  Dame. 


Holy  Rosary    (Italian),    612   Western   Avenue. 


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ST.  FRANCIS  A  PAULA. 

The  latest  Italian  congregation  to  be  organ- 
ized is  that  of  St.  Francis  of  Paula,  located  at 
Seventieth  Street  and  Dobson  Avenue.  It  was 
founded  by  its  present  pastor,  the  Reverend 
Joseph  Angeletti,  in  1915. 


ST.    MARY   OF   MT.    CARMEL. 

The  Italian  community  of  St.  Mary  of  Mt. 
Carmel  was  organized  by  the  Most  Reverend 
Archbishop  Quigley,  D.  D.  It  is  located  on 
South  Hermitage  Avenue,  between  Sixty- 
seventh  and  Sixty-eighth  Streets.  The  spirit- 
ual director  is  the  Reverend  E.  Ricciardelli, 
C.  PP.  S. 


MONASTERY  OF  THE  PASSIONIST  FATHERS,  NORWOOD  PARK. 


The  Passionist  Fathers  were  established  in 
the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago,  by  the  late  Arch- 
bishop James  Edward  Quigley,  D.  D.,  in  the 
year  1904.  The  opening  and  blessing  of  the 
new  Monastery  took  place  June  12,  1910.  The 
principal  means  employed  by  the  Passionists 


sions  and  retreats,  whether  to  public  congrega- 
tions in  towns  or  country  places,  or  to  religious 
communities,  to  colleges,  seminaries,  to  the 
clergy  assembled  for  this  purpose,  or  to  particu- 
lar sodalities  or  classes  of  people,  and  even  to 
non-Catholics,  where  this  .can  be  done,  for  the 


for  the  spiritual  good  of  others  is  giving  mis-  purpose  of  their  conversion. 


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St.  Cyril's  College 

64th  Street  and 
Blackstone  Avenue 


CHICAGO 


St.  Cyril's  College  was  founded  in  the  year 
1900,  at  the  instance  of  the  Most  Rev.  P.  A. 
Feehan,  late  Archbishop  of  Chicago,  to  impart 
to  youth  a  Christian,  liberal  and  business  edu- 
cation. It  is  under  the  direction  of  the  Carme- 
lite Fathers.  Those  who  are  interested  in 
education  appreciate  the  advantages  offered 
by  the  Ancient  Order  of  Carmelites,  whose 
traditions  on  formation  of  character  are  now 
blended  with  all  true  improvements  that  mod- 
ern sciences  have  discovered. 

The  course  of  studies  is  two-fold :  Classical 
and  Commercial.  The  classical,  extending  over 
a  period  of  eight  year's,  includes  the  work  of 
the  ordinary  high  school  and  college,  and  is 
the  chief  scope  of  St.  Cyril's.  The  studies 
pursued  in  this  course  embrace  Christian  Apolo- 
getics and  Doctrine,  Logic,  Metaphysics,  Psy- 


chology, Ethics,  Political  Economy,  Astronomy, 
Geology,  Chemistry,  Physics,  Plane,  Analytical 
and  Spherical  Trigonometry,  Plane,  Solid  and 
Analytical  Geometry,  Algebra,  Arithmetic, 
Ancient,  Medieval  and  Modern  History,  His- 
tory of  the  United  States,  Church  History,  Com- 
mercial and  Physical  Geography,  Physiology, 
Zoology,  Botany,  English  Literature,  English 
Grammar,  Composition,  Rhetoric,  Elocution, 
Latin,  Greek,  French  and  German. 

The  Commercial  Course,  which  aims  at  pre- 
paring the  student  for  a  business  career, 
extends  over  a  period  of  two  years.  Besides  the 
fundamental  branches  of  Mathematics  and 
English  in  all  their  subdivisions,  the  Commer- 
cial Specialties  are  taught — Penmanship,  Book- 
keeping, Shorthand,  Commercial  Law  and 
Typewriting. 


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ST.  PATRICK'S  COMMERCIAL  SCHOOL 


In  the  '40s  when  Chicago  was  little  more 
than  a  frontier  town,  there  was  a  little  one- 
room  school  on  the  corner  of  Randolph  and 
Desplaines  Streets.  Within  its  walls  were 
gathered  the  few  Catholic  boys  of  the  now 
populous  West  Side.  The  school  was  presided 
over  by  an  old-time  school  master.  The  Catho- 
lic population  grew  and  in  the  early  '50s  the 
Brothers  of  the  Holy  Cross  took  charge  of  a 
new  school  in  St.  Patrick's  Parish.  It  was  a 
small  frame  building  and  up  to  a  few  years 
ago  was  still  standing.  In  1854  the  Brothers 
of  the  Holy  Cross  were  succeeded  by  the  Chris- 
tian Brothers.  This  mission  was  under 
Brother  Candidian,  an  organizer  and  a  teacher 
of  great  merit.  Under  his  direction  the  school 
grew  until  shortly  before  the  Chicago  fire  the 
present  building  was  erected.  "St.  Patrick's" 
is  the  Alma  Mater  of  thousands  of  the  leading 


business  and  professional  men  of  Chicago. 
Prom  its  classes  a  score  of  priests  have  gone 
to  the  seminary  and  of  these  several  have  been 
elevated  to  the  episcopacy. 

In  the  early  '80s  the  course  of  the  school  was 
changed  to  meet  the  demand  for  young  men 
trained  for  the  business  world.  Since  then  it 
has  been  a  purely  commercial  school.  Its 
graduates  are  in  constant  demand  in  the  com- 
mercial houses  of  the  city. 

St.  Patrick's  Academy  offers  the  young  men 
of  Chicago  who  intend  to  enter  business  a 
course  of  preparatory  studies  that  has  stood 
the  test  of  time.  It  adds  the  unique  feature 
of  following  up  its  graduates  for  years  after 
they  finish  in  its  classes. 

The  St.  Patrick's  Commercial  Academy 
Alumni  Association  is  one  of  the  oldest  and 
strongest  Alumni  Associations  in  the  Middle 
West. 


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DE  LA  SALLE  INSTITUTE. 


On  June  16,  1888,  a  meeting  of  the  principal 
pastors  of  Chicago  was' held  at  St.  Patrick's 
Commercial  Academy  to  devise  ways  and  means 
to  build  a  high  school  on  the  South  Side.  The 
result  of  this  meeting  was  the  establishment 
of  the  De  La  Salle  Institute,  the  first  Catholic 
high  school  for  boys  on  the  South  Side. 

The  late  Brother  Adjutor  solicited  the  neces- 
sary funds  and  the  cornerstone  of  the  new 
school  was  laid  on  May  19,  1889.  The  building 
was  in  complete  readiness  for  students  in  Sep- 
tember, 1892. 

In  this  institution  the  Christian  Brothers 
have  adapted  their  experience  of  two  centuries 
in  the  schools  of  Europe  to  the  special  wants 
of  the  youth  of  Chicago.  The  aim  of  the 
school  is  to  give  a  thorough  Christian  and  busi- 
ness training  which  will  fit  its  graduates  for 
the  practical  duties  of  life.  The  chief  object 


of  the  teachers  is  to  mold  the  characters  of  their 
pupils,  to  make  them  self-reliant  and  honorable, 
to  encourage  self-expression,  and  to  produce 
reliable  men.  The  mortals  and  deportment  of 
the  students  are  objects  of  constant  solicitude. 

Xone  but  eighth  grade  graduates  are  received 
at  the  De  La  Salle  Institute.  The  course  em- 
braces three  years.  Christian  doctrine,  Eng- 
lish, literature,  correspondence,  geometry,  alge- 
bra, history,  commercial  law,  economics,  com- 
mercial arithmetic,  elocution,  vocal  culture, 
typewriting,  phonography,  office  routine,  sys- 
tem, penmanship,  advanced  studies  in  accounts 
and  the  priciples  of  efficiency  are  the  subjects 
offered  to  the  students. 

The  De  La  Salle  Alumni  Association  is  one 
of  the  strongest  organizations  in  the  west.  It 
finds  employment  for  its  members.  The  boys 
of  the  De  La  Salle  are  found  in  all  the  large 
business  establishments  in  Chicago. 


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THE  ST.  FRANCIS  XAVIER  COLLEGE  AND  ACADEMY,  FOUNDED  1846. 


This  old  and  excellent  school  for  girls  and 
women  was  opened  in  1846  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Sisters  of  Mercy,  who  thus  have  the  dis- 
tinction of  being  engaged  in  the  work  of  edu- 
cation in  Chicago  for  seventy  years. 

The  academy  is  situated  on  the  South  Side 
of  Chicago,  not  far  from  Washington  Park,  be- 
ing on  Cottage  Grove  Avenue  between  Forty- 
ninth  and  Fiftieth  Streets.  The  spacious  build- 
ing is  of  brick  with  stone  trimmings,  and  is 
arranged  in  three  wings  with  a  view  to  the 
greatest  comfort  and  convenience  of  the  stu- 
dents. It  fronts  upon  a  five-acre  lawn,  Xavier 
Park,  which  affords  facilities  for  outdoor  sports 
and  exercise. 

The  instruction  afforded  may  be  grouped 
under  four  divisions,  viz. :  the  preparatory 
school ;  the  intermediate  department,  the  acad- 

iiy ;    and    the    college.      Special    attention    is 


given  to  music,  the  full  course  representing 
four  years  of  college  work  in  that  art.  The 
organ  course  which  is  included  in  the  course  of 
instruction  will  provide  a  thorough  education 
in  the  work  of  church  organist  and  accompan- 
ist. Special  attention  is  devoted  also  to  in- 
struction in  religion,  the  aim  of  the  Sisters  of 
Mercy  being  to  instill  into  youthful  minds  the 
sterling  virtues  of  Christian  womanhood  and 
prepare  them  for  their  duties  in  life.  Many 
women  of  Chicago  and  elsewhere  have  enjoyed 
the  privilege  of  attending  this  school ;  and  its 
influence  should  be  extended  by  the  generous 
gifts  of  those  who  desire  to  see  the  benefits  of 
a  Christian  education  more  widely  diffused.  The 
Alumnae  Association  of  the  school  numbers 
nearly  600  gifted  women,  whose  influence  is 
for  good  in  the  home  and  in  social  and  business 
life. 


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ACADEMY  OF  OUR  LADY 

The  Academy  of  Our  Lack- 
is  an  excellent  boarding  and 
day  school  for  girls  in  Long- 
wood,  one  of  the  attractive 
suburbs  to  the  south  of  Chi- 
cago. The  school  was  estab- 
lished in  1875  by  the  School 
Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  from 
Milwaukee,  conceded  to  be  one 
of  the  most  talented  and  pro- 
gressive teaching  orders  in 
America.  Under  their  efficient 
management  the  academy  at 
Longwood  has  grown  to  be  one 
of  the  largest  boarding  and 
day  schools  of  our  great  me- 
tropolis, and  has  established  a 
reputation  excelled  by  no 
other  similar  institution  of 
learning. 

The  course  of  instruction  begins  with  an  elementary 
academic  course,  well  into  college  work  itself. 


Academy    of    Our    Lady,    Showing    Chapel. 


training  and  extends,  through  an 
The  work  of  the  school  is  greatly  broadened  by  the 
use  Ihe  management  makes  of  the  great  educational  advantages  of  Chicago  in  the  way  of  libraries, 
art  galleries,  museums,  lectures,  and  music.  About  250  students  are  enrolled  in  the  school,  100  of 
whom  are  in  the  boarding  department. 


Academy  of  Our   Lady,   Main   BuildinR. 

The  buildings  are  spacious,  conveniently  arranged,  and  fitted  out  in  the  best  modern  fashion. 
The  present  chapel  was  built  by  the  Benedictine  Fathers  as  a  parish  church  in  1871.  A  few  years 
later  this  church  and  the  adjoining  building  were  taken  over  by  the  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  and 
have  been  used  by  them  for  boarding  and  day  school  purposes  ever  since. 

Longwood  is  within  easy  access  of  Chicago,  being  reached  by  the  Rock  Island  Railroad  and  by 
the  Wentworth  Avenue  and  South  Side  Elevated  and  Englewood  car  service. 


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ACADEMY  OF  ST.  SCHOLASTICA 

7430  Ridge  Avenue,  Rogers  Park,  Chicago. 


The  Academy  of  St.  Scholastica,  conducted 
by  the  Benedictine  Sisters,  was  opened  for  the 
admission  of  students  in  1908. 

The  Institution  is  located  in  Chicago,  near 
the  northern  limits  of  the  city.  It  is  reached 
by  the  Northwestern  Elevated  Railroad,  station 
at  Howard  Avenue,  and  the  Clark  Street  sur- 
face line  to  Howard  Avenue. 

St.  Scholastica 's,  most  attractively  situated 
in  beautiful  Rogers  Park,  should  prove  an  ideal 
home  for  the  student.  The  extensive  grounds 
offer  exceptional  facilities  for  exercise  and 
amusements,  and  the  seclusion  of  the  place 
permits  out-door  class  work  during  the  autumn 
and  spring  months. 

The  Academy  of  St.  Scholastica  has  for  its 


object  the  Christian  education  of  girls  and 
young  women.  Its  classes  are  open  to  day 
pupils  and  to  a  limited  number  of  boarding 
pupils.  Outside  students  are  .received  for 
Music,  Art,  Needlework  and  special  branches 
of  study. 

The  Benedictine  Sisters  is  a  strictly  teach- 
ing order,  in  fact  they  are  one  of  the  oldest 
teaching  orders  in  the  Catholic  Church.  They 
conduct  many  fine  secondary  schools,  both  in 
this  country  and  in  Europe.  They  also  teach 
in  many  of  our  parochial  schools  in  the  city. 

Chicago  as  one  of  the  great  educational  and 
art  centers  offers  many  advantages  in  the  way 
of  libraries,  galleries,  museums  and  lectures  of 
which  the  authorities  of  the  Academy  of  St. 
Scholastica  avail  themselves. 


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ACADEMY  OF  OUR  LADY  OF  PROVIDENCE 

The  Academy  of  Our  Lady  of  Providence  is  a  resident  and  day  school  for  girls 
under  the  direction  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence  of  Saint  Mary-of-the-Woods.  The 
high-school  department  has  both  the  four-year  course  and  the  elective  course.  Com- 
mercial department,  two-years'  course  and  shorter  courses.  Conservatory  of  music, 
special  advantages  in  vocal,  piano,  harp,  violin  and  ensemble  work.  Oral  expres- 
sion, art  and  domestic  science.  The  institution  is  located  at  3107  West  Van  Buren 
Street.  Phone,  Kedzie  532. 


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ST.  MARY'S  HIGH  SCHOOL,  FOUNDED  1899. 


St.  Mary's  High  School,  founded  in  1899,  under  the 
direction  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  the  B.  V.  M.,  is 
a  legally  incorporated  and  thoroughly  equipped  institu- 
tion for  the  higher  education  of  girls.  Owing  to  the 
increased  number  of  students,  three  additions  to  the 
original  structure  have  been  made.  The  building  now 
includes  fifteen  classrooms,  physical  and  biological  lab- 
oratories, three  commercial  rooms,  auditorium,  domestic 
science  suite,  dining-room,  music  rooms,  library  and 
chapel.  The  various  departments  are  equipped  with 
everything  that  is  necessary  for  the  successful  comple- 
tion of  the  work  which  the  school  professes  to  teach. 
The  library  contains  the  works  of  standard  authors, 
encyclopedias,  reference  books  and  works  for  historical 


research.  The  auditorium,  which  is  delightfully  situ- 
ated, has  a  seating  capacity  of  600.  The  curriculum 
offers  tour  courses  of  study:  the  classical  course,  four 
years;  the  domestic  science  course,  four  years;  the 
commercial  course,  two  years;  the  commercial  course, 
six  months;  and  a  course  of  instrumental  and  vocal 
music,  and  art. 

For  the  past  few  years  the  Loyola  extension  courses 
in  ethics,  ecclesiastical  history  and  psychology  have 
been  conducted  at  the  school.  A  large  number  of  public 
school  teachers  of  Chicago  have  availed  themselves  of 
this  opportunity  to  receive  promotional  credits.  The 
music  and  foreign  language  courses  offer  the  same  ad- 
vantages. 


Some  Interior  Views  of  St.  Mary's  High  School. 


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ST.   LOUIS  ACADEMY,    WEST  PULLMAN 

The  St.  Louis  Academy 
and  High  School,  incorpo- 
rated in  1904,  is  a  boarding 
and  day  school  for  girls  un- 
der the  direction  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  the  Congregation  of 
Notre  Dame,  a  teaching 
order  founded  in  Montreal 
in  1659.  Instruction  is  of- 
fered in  primary,  prepara- 
tory and  senior  grades. 
Music,  art,  domestic  and 
commercial  courses  may  be 
taken  as  extras.  A  home- 
like atmosphere  is  culti- 
vated, and  the  pupils  are 
given  careful  supervision. 
Special  attention  is  given  to 
outdoor  physical  exercise. 

The  Alumnae  Association  St.  Louis  Academy,  West  Pullman. 

was  organized  in  1915.    The  school  is  located  in  West  Pullman,  at  the  corner  of  One  Hundred  and 
Eighteenth  and  State  Streets. 


ST.  ANGELA'S  ACADEMY,  MORRIS,  ILLINOIS. 

St.  Angela's  Academy,  in  Morris,  Illinois,  is  conducted  by  the  Holy  Cross  Sisters  from  St. 
Mary's,  Notre  Dame,  Indiana,  as  a  boarding  and  day  school  for  children  and  young  girls.  The 
curriculum  of  the  school  extends  through  all  grades  of  grammar  and  high  school.  Music,  art  and 
literature  are  given  special  attention.  Sister  M.  Hildegarde  is  the  Superior. 


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ACADEMIES  FOR  GIRLS  IN  CHICAGO 


SACRED  HEART  ACADEMY. 

The  Ladies  of  the  Sacred  Heart  have  been 
identified  with  Catholic  education  in  Chicago 
since  1858,  when  they  occupied  their  tempo- 
rary school  on  Wabash  Avenue  near  Peck 
Court.  In  1860  they  erected  their  academy 
buildings  on  West  Taylor  Street,  and  their 
institution  soon  became  one  of  the  boarding 
and  day  schools  in  Chicago.  However,  in  the 
course  of  years  the  influx  of  foreign  immigra- 
tion changed  the  entire  character  of  the  popula- 
tion in  that  part  of  the  West  Side  and  the 
Ladies  were  to  move  their  school  elsewhere. 
About  twelve  years  ago  they  secured  the 
beautiful  property  on  Pine  Grove  Avenue  near 
Addison  and  erected  the  buildings  for  their 
day  school.  The  boarding  department  is  in 
River  Forest. 


CONVENT  OF  THE  HOLY  CHILD  JESUS. 

The  boarding  and  day  school  for  children 
and  young  ladies  conducted  by  the  Sisters  of 
the  Holy  Child  Jesus  was  established  about 
ten  years  ago.  The  convent  of  the  order  is 
located  at  Haves  Avenue  and  Sheridan  Road. 


LORETTO  ACADEMY. 

The  Loretto  Academy,  located  in  Woodlawn, 
on  Sixty-fourth  Street,  was  established  by  the 
Sisters  of  Loretto,  from  Toronto,  Canada,  about 
fifteen  years  ago.  The  school  has  both  day 
and  boarding  departments.  The  curriculum  is 
very  comprehensive,  and  includes  all  grades 
from  kindergarten  through  the  academic.  The 
Sisters  of  Loretto  teach  in  many  of  the  paroch- 
ial schools  of  the  archdiocese.  They  also  have 
a  fine  academy  located  at  Stewart  Avenue  and 
Sixty-sixth  Street. 


JOSEPHINUM  ACADEMY. 

The  "Josephinum  Academy"  is  the  name  of 
the  school  established  in  1889  in  Chicago  by 
the  Sisters  of  Christian  Charity,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  giving  a  solid,  comprehensive  and 
practical  Christian  education  to  girls.  The 
institution  is  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
Illinois,  and  is  located  at  1515  North  Oakley 
Avenue,  near  Western.  This  was  one  of  the 
first  schools  in  Chicago  to  introduce  domestic 
science  in  its  curriculum.  Many  of  its  pupils 
pass  successfully  every  year  the  examination 
for  teachers  which  admits  them  to  the  Normal 
School. 


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SISTERS  OF  ST.  CASIMIR,  FOUNDED  1907 


The  Sisters  of  St.  Casimir  were  the  first  Lithuanian 
Sisters  to  establish  a  mother  house  in  this  country. 
Their  convent,  erected  in  1911,  is  situated  at  Sixty- 
seventh  and  Rockwell  Streets.  These  Sisters  conduct 


a  boarding  and  day  school,  where  all  nationalities  are 
received,  but  the  majority  of  the  pupils  are  Lithu- 
anians. They  also  teach  in  many  of  the  Lithuanian 
schools  of  the  Archdiocese.  Mother  Maria  is  superior. 


FRANCISCAN  SISTERS  OF   ST.  KUNEGUNDA,   FOUNDED    1894 


This  community  was  founded  in  the  Archdiocese  of 
Chicago  in  1894,  by  the  present  mother  general,  Rev- 
erend M.  Anna  Wisinska,  who,  with  a  few  other  young 
ladies,  began  a  community  life,  following  the  rule  of 
the  Third  Order  of  St.  Francis,  under  the  guidance  of 
the  late  Reverend  Vincent  Barzynskj,  C.  R.  The  Sis- 


ters conduct  St.  Joseph 's  Home  for  the  Aged  and  St. 
Elizabeth's  Day  Nursery  on  Hamlin  and  Schubert 
Avenue.  They  also  conduct  Polish  parochial  schools 
in  the  Archdiocese  and  in  the  dioceses  of  Altoona,  Belle- 
ville, Cleveland,  Fort  Wayne  and  Peoria,  and  also  many 
charitable  institutions  in  these  dioceses. 


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THE  RESURRECTIONIST  ACADEMY 

One  of  the  recent  foundations  for  higher  education  for  girls  in  the  Archdiocese  is  The  Resur- 
rectionist Academy,  located  at  Norwood  Park,  under  the  direction  of  the  Resurrectionist  Sisters. 
This  institution  was  founded  for  the  benefit  of  Polish  girls.  The  building  is  a  superb  structure  and 
was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $300,000.  It  was  erected  in  1914,  and  in  the  coming  years  this  academy 
will  be  one  of  the  leading  Catholic  schools  for  h'gher  education  in  Chicago  and  vicinity. 


ST.  MARY'S  ACADEMY,  JOLIET 

More  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago  the  Ladies  of  Loretto  opened  St.  Mary's  Academy  at 
Joliet  for  the  higher  education  of  girls.  This  school  has  two  departments,  boarding  and  day 
school.  Its  curriculum  is  broad  and  comprehensive,  and  is  carefully  graded.  The  graduates 
from  this  school  are  admitted  on  their  diplomas  to  the  state  normal  school.  The  Ladies  of 
Loretto  are  a  strictly  teaching  order.  Their  Motherhouse  is  located  in  Toronto,  Canada. 


126 


THE  EPHPHETA  SCHOOL  FOR  THE  DEAF  AND  DUMB. 


The  Ephpheta  School  for  the  Deaf  and  Dumb 
was  founded  about  twenty-nine  years  ago,  and, 
in  its  early  years,  occupied  very  meager  quar- 
ters at  the  corner  of  May  and  Twelfth  Streets. 
In  1896  the  school  was  incorporated,  and  in 
1909  was  established  in  a  commodious  home  of 
its  own  at  3100  North  Crawford  Avenue. 

This  institution  is  doing  a  noble  work  in 
caring  for  these  unfortunate  children,  many 
of  whom  would  otherwise  be  neglected  men- 
tally, morally  and  physically.  It  is  under  the 
control  of  a  board  of  directors,  the  Arch- 
bishop of  Chicago  Archdiocese  being  at  the 
head.  Miss  Annie  M.  Larkin  is  the  superin- 
tendent and  is  assisted  by  thirteen  teachers. 

In  addition  to  the  solid  grammar  school  edu- 
cation which  is  given  to  the  children,  various 
useful  trades  and  industries  are  taught,  which 
enable  them  to  earn  their  livelihood  when  they 
leave  the  school  to  make  their  own  way  in  the 
world.  The  girls  are  taught  millinery,  dress- 
making, and  domestic  science,  and  the  boys 
receive  the  usual  manual  training  preparation 
for  future  trades.  The  instruction  in  writing, 
spelling  and  mathematics  is  most  thorough  and 
far  excels  that  given  in  the  public  schools. 

The  work  of  the  school  is  almost  entirely 
charitable,  at  least  eighty-eight  per  cent  of  the 
number  of  the  inmates  paying  practically  noth- 
ing for  tuition  and  board,  while  the  amount  that 


any  child  can  pay  is  extremely  small.  Being 
children  of  the  poor,  the  afflicted  creatures 
eome  from  almost  every  nationality  and  denom- 
ination. It  is  the  pride  of  the  school  that  no 
child  has  ever  been  turned  away  from  its  doors 
because  its  parents  were  unable  to  pay  for  its 
support  and  education.  The  only  requirements 
for  admission  being  that  the  applicants  shall 
be  of  sound  mind  and  good  morals. 

Although  the  institution  relieves  the  commu- 
nity of  the  care  of  many  children  who  would 
otherwise  be  public  charges  there  is  no  appropri- 
ation made  by  either  county  or  state  for  its  sun- 
port.  Hence  it  is  dependent  almost  entirely  upon 
the  contributions  of  charitably  inclined  persons. 
Outside  of  these  contributions  the  only  other 
source  of  revenue  is  a  small  yearly  publication 
called  "The  Voice  of  the  Deaf."  As  the  sub- 
scription price  is  25  cents  and  the  subscribers 
number  less  than  10,000,  the  income  from  this 
source  is  not  large. 

The  work  of  this  school  is  most  interesting 
and  beautiful,  and  deserves  the  attention  and 
support  of  those  who  have  money  to  give  to  the 
furtherance  of  good  causes.  At  present,  unfor- 
tunately, much  that  might  be  done  for  the 
welfare  and  advancement  of  the  pupils  is  ham- 
pered by  lack  of  funds.  All  contributions 
should  be  sent  to  Miss  Larkin,  the  superintend- 
ent, 3100  North  Crawford  Avenue. 


ST.  MARY'S  MISSION  HOUSE,  TECHNY,  ILLINOIS. 
CONDUCTED  BY  THE  SOCIETY  OF  THE  DIVINE  WORD 


St.  Joseph's  Industrial  School  is  situated 
about  ten  miles  north  of  the  Chicago  city  lim- 
its, on  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Rail- 
way. The  main  building  was  erected  in  1900 
and  occupied  in  1901.  The  primary  intention 
of  the  society  was  to  establish  a  trade  school 
for  boys.  For  this  purpose,  spacious  work- 
shops were  erected  in  addition  to  the  school 
building.  Hundreds  of  boys  and  young  men 
have  received  their  training  at  this  institution, 
which  was  then  called  the  St.  Joseph's  Insti- 
tute. Up  to  the  present  time  the  society  con- 
ducts the  trade  school. 

The  Society  of  the  Divine  Word,  being  a  re- 


most  of  the  main  school  building,  the  trade 
school  moved  into  new  quarters,  becoming  a 
separate  establishment  under  the  same  man- 
agement. 

Today  St.  Mary's  has  an  enrollment  of  sev- 
enty-five students  in  the  classical  course,  while 
already  eight  young  men  have  entered  the 
novitiate.  Perhaps  the  success  may  not  be 
called  splendid,  yet  conclusive  evidence  has 
been  obtained  in  the  years  which  have  passed 
that  the  American  Catholic  youth  can  and  will 
follow  the  call  of  the  Apostles  if  properly  di- 
rected. St.  Mary's  claims  the  honor  to  be  the 
first  Catholic  mission  house  in  the  United 


St.  Mary's  Mission   House,  Techny,  Illinois. 


ligious  order,  could  not  for  an  indefinite  length 
of  time  exist  without  a  proper  training  school 
for  its  own  candidates.  For  years  the  society 
had  entertained  the  desire  to  work  for  a  cause 
so  dear  and  so  essential  to  a  missionary  society, 
the  conversion  of  the  heathen. 

The  first  Missionary  Congress  at  Chicago,  in 

1908,  finally  brought  to  a  realization  what  had 
seemed  to  be  well-nigh  an  impossibility.     The 
late  Father  Janssen,  founder  and  first  Superior 
General  of  the  society,  approved  of  the  plan  to 
establish  a  mission  college  at  Techny,  and  the 
Holy  Father,  Pope  Pius  X,  gave  his  blessing. 
Archbishop  Quigley  of  Chicago  opened  the  col- 
lege   with    appropriate    ceremonies    April    26, 

1909.  Gradually  the  trade  school  gave  room  to 
the  mission  school.     Whilst  the  latter  occupied 


States.  Another  institution  for  the  same  pur- 
pose has  been  opened  at  Girard,  Pennsylvania. 
The  Society  of  the  Divine  Word  conducts  mis- 
sion colleges  in  Holland  (2),  Germany  (4),  Aus- 
tria (2),  South  America  (1),  and  North  Amer- 
ica (2).  Approximately  the  total  number  of 
students  is  1200.  The  society  is  represented  in 
the  following  foreign  mission  districts:  South 
Shantung  (China),  Togo  (West  Africa),  Wil- 
helmsland  (New  Guinea),  Niigata  (Japan), 
Abra  and  Manila  (Philippine  Islands),  Para- 
guay (South  America),  Mozambique  (East 
Africa),  Timor  (East  Indies).  The  society  is 
also  engaged  in  parochial  work  among  the  thou- 
sands of  immigrants  in  South  America.  In  the 
United  States  it  has  charge  of  five  negro  mis- 
sions in  the  Southern  States. 


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St.  Anne's  Home  for  the  Aged,  Techny,  Illinois. 


THE  HOLY  GHOST  INSTITUTE. 


The  Missionary  Sisters,  Servants  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
have  been  resident  in  the  Archdiocese  of  Chicago  since 
1901.  Their  mother  house  is  in  Steyl,  Holland,  and  the 
community  embraces  at  present  about  1000  members. 
Reverend  Father  Arnold  Janssen,  mindful  of  the  need 
of  female  laborers  in  the  vineyard  of  Our  Divine 
Savior,  was  the  founder  of  this  congregation,  whose 
canonical  name  is  "Congregatio  Servarum  Spiritus 
Sancti"  (C.  S.  Sp.  S.).  The  chief  aim  and  purpose 
of  this  community  is  prayer  and  work  for  the  propa- 
gation of  the  interests  of  the  Catholic  Church  in  pagan 
countries.  Every  year  the  mother  house  sends  Sisters 
to  the  various  missions,  so  that  at  the  present  these 
Sisters  are  working  in  Brazil,  Argentina,  New  Guinea, 
Africa,  Mozambique,  China,  Japan,  and  the  Philippine 
Islands. 

In  the  United  States  more  than  130  Sisters  are  sac- 
rificing their  lives  for  the  great  mission  cause.  The 
provincialate,  including  the-  noviciate,  is  at  Techny, 
Illinois,  nine  miles  from  the  city  limits  of  Chicago. 
Here  the  Sisters  also  conduct  a  boarding  school,  known 
as  the  Holy  Ghost  Institute,  for  girls  and  young  ladies. 


At  a  mile  distant  from  this  place  the  Sisters  have 
erected  a  home  for  the  aged  under  the  name  of  St. 
Ann's  Home.  But  the  main  occupation  of  the  Sisters 
in  this  country  is  the  work  for  the  colored  populace  in 
the  Southern  States. 

As  the  name  of  the  community  indicates,  the  special 
veneration  and  glorification  of  the  Holy  Ghost  is  a 
chief  factor  in  their  life.  It  is  His  Divine  light  that 
guides  His  servants  into  the  darkness  of  paganism  and 
sin,  and  His  Divine  grace  and  fortitude  that  render 
the  burden  of  the  mission  work  "light  and  sweet." 

Besides  this  active  branch  thu  community  has  an- 
other of  cloistered  Sisters,  who  have  the  same  founder 
and  live  according  to  the  same  holy  rule,  modified  to 
meet  the  necessities  of  a  purely  contemplative  life. 
These  cloistered  Sisters  have  their  residence  in  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa.,  where  they  are  entrusted  with  the  Per- 
petual Adoration  in  the  newly  erected  chapel  of  the 
Divine  Love. 

Young  ladies  upon  whom  the  Holy  Spirit  bestows 
the  grace  of  the  missionary  vocation,  and  all  who  are 
desirous  of  aiding  the  noble  mission  cause,  may  write 
to  the  Mother  Provincial,  S.  Sp.  S.,  Techny,  111. 


The  Holy  Ghost  Institute.  Techny,  Illinois. 


129 


MERCY  HOSPITAL,  FOUNDED  1850. 


The  first  institution  devoted  to  the  treatment 
of  the  sick  in  Chicago  was  the  hospital  estab- 
lished in  1850  by  the  Sisters  of  Mercy  on  the 
south  side  lake  front.  It  was. a  small,  ram- 
shackle old  frame  building  which  served  the 
little  town  of  Chicago  for  a  year  or  two.  Then, 
as  the  town  grew,  new  demands  were  made  on 
the  new  institution.  From  this  insignificant 


beginning  it  kept  pace  with  the  giant  strides 
of  the  wonderful  city,  until  now  the  magnifi- 
cent group  of  buildings  and  its  beautiful 
grounds  constitute  a  veritable 
palace  for  the  sick.  The  hospital 
is,  with  perhaps  one  exception, 
the  largest  in  the  city ;  first- 
class  in  all  its  appointments, 
and  strictly  modern  in  all  its 
methods.  The  best  medical  and 
surgical  staff  of  doctors  in  the 
Northwest,  a  noble,  self-sacri- 
ficing sisterhood,  and  a  large 
staff  of  trained  nurses  minister 
to  the  needs  of  the  sick  and  in- 
jured. 

The  present  site  of  the  in- 
stitution, bounded  by  Calumet 
Avenue,  Twenty-sixth  Street 
and  Prairie  Avenue,  was  pur- 


chased by  the  Sisters  for  the  small  sum  of  $600, 
the  first  money  they  had  saved  up  for  the  pur- 
pose. The  present  group  of  buildings  dates  from 
1869,  when  the  cornerstone  for  the  first  struc- 
ture was  laid  at  the  corner  of  Calumet  Avenue 
and  Twenty-sixth  Street.  Several  additions 
were  made  from  time  to  time.  In  1896  the  old 
building  of  the  Chicago  Medical  College  on 


Nurses'   Home. 


Twenty-sixth  Street  and  Prairie  Avenue  was 
torn  down  and  a  large  addition  made  to  the 
main  building.  Ten  years  later  another  addition 
was  found  necessary.  The  new 
wing  is  a  stately  and  attractive 
structure  in  the  new  classic 
style.  This  necessitated  much 
remodeling  to  make  the  group 
of  buildings  a  harmonious 
whole,  and  when  completed  will 
make  this  one  of  the  largest  and 
best  equipped  private  hospitals 
in  the  country.  The  private 
grounds  give  an  air  of  quiet  and 
seclusion  not  usually  found  in 
connection  with  a  city  hospital. 
A  large  and  efficient  Nurses' 
School  is  connected  with  the 
hospital,  with  a  capacity  for 
125  nurses. 


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ST.  JOSEPH'S  HOSPITAL,  FOUNDED  1868. 

St.   Joseph 's   Hospital,    located    at    Garfield   Avenue  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city.     The  present  magnificent 

and  Burling  Street,  was  organized  by  the   Sisters  of  building  was  erected  in  1889.     Besides  the  care  of  the 

Charity  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  in  1868.     From  a  very  sick  in  the  hospital,  about   14,000  patients  apply   for 

small  beginning,  the  institution  has  grown  until  it  is  medical  aid  at  the  dispensary  every  year. 


ST.  VINCENT'S 

INFANT  ASYLUM, 

FOUNDED  1881. 

Another  of  Chica- 
go's  most  noted  in- 
stitutions under  the 
direction  of  the  Sis- 
ters of  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul  is  St.  Vincent's 
Infant  Asylum  at  Su- 
perior and  La  Salle 
Streets,  having  been 
founded  in  1881  by 
Sister  Wallburga.  No 
institution  of  the  city 
is  more  deserving  tf 
the  gifts  of  the  char- 
itably inclined  than 
this  great  establish- 
ment where  friend- 
less infants  are  cared 
for.  Since  the  foun- 
dation of  this  institu- 
tion thousands  of  in- 
fant children  have 
been  taken  care  of 
and  homes  provided. 


St.  Vincent's  Infant  Asylum. 


ST.  JOSEPH'S 
HOSPITAL 

The  mother  house 
of  the  Franciscan  Sis- 
ters of  the  Sacred 
Heart  was  trans- 
ferred from  Avilla, 
Indiana,  to  Joliet,  Il- 
linois, in  the  year 
1882.  St.  Joseph's 
Hospital  is  connected 
with  the  home  of  this 
order,  and  is  the  fin- 
est institution  of  its 
kind  in  Joliet.  Here 
the  Sisters  take  care 
of  about  1500  pa- 
tients a  year.  Mother 
M.  Marcella  Restet- 
ter  is  superior  gen- 
eral of  the  commun- 
ity. Sister  M.  Anna 
Ettelbuck  is  local 
superintendent  of  the 
hospital,  assisted  by 
an  efficient  corps  of 
nurses  and  sisters. 


ST.  ANTHONY'S 
HOSPITAL 

St.  Anthony's  Hos- 
pital was  founded  in 
1898  and  is  conduct- 
ed by  the  Franciscan 
Sisters  of  the  Sacred 
Heart.  It  is  ideally 
located  at  Nineteenth 
Street  and  Marshall 
Boulevard,  fronting 
as  it  does  on  beauti- 
ful Douglas  Park. 
Sister  M.  Henrietta 
is  superior  of  the  in- 
stitution. About  2,500 
patients  are  treated 
yearly.  Reverend 
Vitus  Haman,  O.  S. 
B.,  is  chaplain.  The 
hospital  is  open  to  all 
physicians  and  sur- 
geons of  good  stand- 
ing, and  no  difference 
is  made  in  the  admis- 
sion of  patients  and 
their  treatment. 


St.    Joseph's   Hospital,   Joliet,    Illinois. 


St.   Anthony's   Hospital,    Nineteenth   Street  and   Marshall   Boulevard. 


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COLUMBUS  HOSPITAL. 

One  of  the  most  notable 
and  delightfully  situated 
institutions  for  the  care  of 
the  sick  is  that  of  the  Co- 
lumbus Hospital  located  at 
the  north  end  of  Lincoln 
Park,  overlooking  both 
the  park  and  Lake  Michi- 
gan. The  building  is  superb 
and  is  splendidly  equipped 
with  every  modern  appli- 
ance for  the  care  and  com- 
fort of  the  sick.  The  hos- 
pital was  incorporated  in 
1903  and  has  been  remod- 
eled several  times  to  meet 
the  increasing  demands. 
In  the  past  year  wards  for 
children  have  been  added. 
The  hospital  is  open  to  all, 
irrespective  of  creed  or 
nationality,  and  is  under 
the  charge  of  the  Mission- 
ary Sisters  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  of  Jesus.  More 
than  two  thousand  pa- 
tients are  treated  every 
year.  Adjoining  the  hos- 
pital a  handsome  flat 
building  has  been  pur- 
chased for  a  Nurses'  Home. 

The  impelling  cause  for  the  erection  of  the 
Columbus  Extension  Hospital  was  the  increas- 
ing demands  of  the  poor  on  the  West  Side,  es- 
pecially those  of  Italian  extraction,  for  medical 
aid.  For  the  purpose  of  supplying  this  need, 
the  Reverend  Mother  Frances  X.  Cabrini  pur- 
chased a  block  of  ground  on  the  West  Side, 
facing  Vernon  Park.  The  existing  buildings 
were  remodeled  and  connected  with  a  new 
structure.  The  capacity  of  the  entire  Extension 


Columbus   Hospital.   Lake  View   and   Deming   Place. 


is  one  hundred  beds,  one  ward  being  devoted  en- 
tirely to  charity.  The  location  is  ideal  for  so 
congested  a  locality,  as  convalescing  patients 
have  the  benefit  of  a  beautiful  park.  The  hos- 
pital was  opened  in  July  1911,  and  has  been 
filled  to  its  capacity  ever  since.  Those  who 
have  money  to  give,  and  who  wish  to  follow  in 
the  footsteps  of  the  Blessed  Master,  can  find  no 
better  object  upon  which  to  bestow  it  than  this 
noble  institution. 


Columbus   Extension    Hospital,    809    Lytle    Street. 


Nurses'   Home,   Columbus   Hospital. 


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ST.  MARY  OF  NAZARETH  HOSPITAL. 


St.  Mary  of  Nazareth  Hospital,  which  is  con- 
ducted by  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Family  of 
Nazareth,  was  founded  in  1894.  It  is  a  massive 
fireproof  structure  six  stories  high.  The  build- 
ing and  grounds  occupy  an  entire  block,  bound- 
ed by  Leavitt  and  Thomas  Streets  and  Haddou 
and  Oakley  Avenues. 

The  main  building  in  which  all  the  patients 
are  treated  in  so  far  removed  from  the  streets 
that  no  dust  or  noise  arising  from  the  traffic 
can  enter  it.  The  surroundings  are  bright  and 
healthful.  A  large,  beautiful  lawn  stretches 
from  the  front  entrance  to  the  street,  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  feet  away,  while  shrubs,  flower- 
pots and  a  sparkling  fountain  give  it  a  park- 
like  appearance.  In  the  rear  is  a  spacious  gar- 
den, two  hundred  and  eighty  feet  long  and  one 
hundred  and  fifty  feet  wide,  where  trees  and 
many  green  things  delight  the  eyes.  On  the 
north  and  south  sides  of  the  building  are  two 
large  verandas  where  convalescing  patients 
may  enjoy  the  outer  air.  Indeed,  the  hospital  is 
so  ideally  situated  that  patients  recover  more 


quickly  here  than  in  hospitals  in  the  crowded 
sections  of  the  city. 

Not  only  in  the  exterior,  but  in  the  interior 
also,  is  St.  Mary's  of  Nazareth  ideal.  All  the 
appointments  are  the  best  and  most  approved 
by  medical  science.  The  medical  staff  is  com- 
posed of  skilled  physicians  who  are  devoted  to 
their  work.  In  addition  to  the  finely  equipped 
surgical  department  is  one  of  the  best  X-ray 
rooms  in  the  city.  All  the  wards  are  commodi- 
ous and  cheerful. 

Connected  with  the  hospital  are  a  dispensary, 
fitted  out  for  the  treatment  of  outside  patients, 
and  a  first-class  pharmacy. 

St.  Mary's  of  Nazareth  Hospital  has  no 
founded  endowment,  but  has  been  self-sustain- 
ing from  the  start.  However,  as  no  large  gifts 
have  been  made,  the  work  of  caring  for  pa- 
tients who  are  unable  to  pay  for  hospital  treat- 
ment has  been  restricted,  but,  so  far  as  their 
means  will  permit,  the  Sisters  take  care  of  the 
poor  sick  of  all  creeds  and  nationalities  without 
charge. 


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ST.  BERNARD'S  HOSPITAL 


St.  Bernard's  Hotel  Dieu  Hospital,  the  young- 
est institution  of  its  kind  in  Chicago,  was  dedi- 
cated by  the  Most  Reverend  Archbishop  Quig- 
ley,  D.D.,  November  21,  1905.  It  was  founded 
and  is  conducted  by  the  Religious  Hospitallers 
of  St.  Joseph,  a  nursing  sisterhood,  until  this 
time  comparatively  unknown  in  the  United 
States.  Being  situated  at  6337  Harvard  Ave- 
nue, St.  Bernard's  is  easily  accessible  from  all 


parts  of  the  city.  Its  present  capacity  is  200 
patients,  and  its  progress  has  been  so  marked 
that  at  the  present  time  the  institution  is  taxed 
to  its  utmost  to  meet  all  demands  upon  its 
services.  More  than  thirty  thousand  patients 
have  been  cared  for  since  its  doors  were  opened 
in  1905,  and  more  than  25  per  cent  of  this  num- 
ber have  been  treated  without  remuneration  of 
any  kind. 


CONVENT  OF  THE  POOR  CLARES 


The  Convent  of  the  Poor  Clares,  located  at 
Fifty-third  and  Laflin  Streets,  came  to  Chicago 
by  invitation  of  His  Grace,  Archbishop  Feehan. 
This  religious  order  first  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1875.  The  Poor  Clare  nuns  are  a 
strictly  cloistered  order  devoted  to  prayer  and 
penance  for  the  salvation  of  souls,  because  the 
prayer  of  the  righteous  availeth  much.  Their 
abode  in  any  community  is  of  untold  value. 


Without  endowment  of  any  sort,  these  poor 
nuns  are  wholly  dependent  upon  the  charity 
and  good  will  of  the  people  of  Chicago.  Their 
chief  means  of  support  consists  in  the  making 
of  vestments,  altar-cloths,  habits,  etc.  During 
their  sojourn  in  this  city  they  have  made  their 
influence  felt  for  good,  for  who  can  estimate 
the  blessings  and  favors  that  are  drawn  down 
to  earth  by  the  prayers  of  these  devoted  souls. 


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St.   Elizabeth's  Hospital.      Founded    1888.      Claremont  Ave.   and   Le   Moyne   St. 


St.    Patrick's    Convent    and    Academy    of   the    Sisters  of    Mercy,  Park  Avenue  and  Oakley  Boulevard. 

ST.  PATRICK'S  ACADEMY. 

St.   Patrick's   Academy  for  the   education   of  girls,  Within  its  walls  have  been  educated  children  from 

was    founded    in    1883,    by    Sisters    of    Mercy   from  Chicago's   most   influential   families    as   well   as   from 

Xashville,  Tennessee,  Mother  Mary  Catharine  Feehan  different  parts  of  the  country, 
being  its  first  Superior. 


137 


ANGEL  GUARDIAN  ORPHANAGE  (GERMAN) 


Xo.    1 — School    Building.       Xo.    2 — Main    Building.       Xo.  3 — Baby  House.       No.   4 — Power  Plant.    Xo.  5 — Flower  Houses. 
Xo.  6 — Old  School  Building.       Xo.    7 — Manual    Training   Building.      No.  8 — Play  Hall  and  Boys'  Quarters. 
No.  9 — Orchard,  with  Cottage  in  Rear.       No.  10 — Storage  Building  and  Dining  Rooms. 

The  Angel  Guardian  Orphanage,  located  at  2001  Devon  Avenue,  was  founded  in  1865.  The 
total  number  of  orphans  in  the  institution  is  753.  Of  these,  130  are  from  two  to  three  years  old, 
while  520  attend  school.  There  are  thirty-eight  in  the  manual  training  class  and  thirty-two  in  do- 
mestic science.  The  orphanage  is  conducted  by  forty-five  Sisters  of  the  Poor  Handmaids  of  Jesus 
Christ.  Sister  M.  Bertina  is  Superioress;  Reverend  George  Eisenbacher,  president ;  and  Reverend 
P.  Halbmaier,  chaplain. 


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St.  Joseph1! 
Homo 


St.  Augustine  Home 


Sacred  Heart  Home 


THE  LITTLE  SISTERS  OF  THE  POOR 


This  charitable  order  has  three  institutions 
for  the  care  of  the  aged  and  friendless  poor  in 
Chicago,  one  located  in  each  of  the  principal 
divisions  of  the  city.  The  Sisters  of  this  order 
were  called  to  Chicago  by  the  Right  Reverend 
Bishop  Foley,  D.D.,  in  1876,  who  aided  very 
materially  in  getting  them  well  established. 
The  first  house  founded  by  the  order  was  lo- 
cated at  Halsted  and  Polk  Streets,  where  they 
remained  for  four  years.  In  1877  ground  was 
purchased  at  Harrison  and  Throop  Streets  for 
a  larger  house,  and  one  wing  of  the  present 
building  was  erected  in  1878,  the  cornerstone 
having  been  laid  in  June  of  that  year  by  the 
Right  Reverend  T.  R.  McMullen,  V.G.  In  Feb- 
ruary, 1880,  the  Sisters  moved  into  their  new 


Sacred  Heart  Home.  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  So- 
ciety is  a  great  help  to  the  institutions.  The 
chapel  was  blessed  November  1,  1889,  by  His 
Grace,  Archbishop  Feehan,  D.  D.  The  West 
Side  institution  accommodates  200  of  these 
helpless  poor  people. 

The  second  house  erected  by  the  Little  Sis- 
ters of  the  Poor  was  built  in  1882  at  Sheffield 
and  Fullerton  Avenues,  and  is  known  as  the  St. 
Augustine  Home. 

The  latest  house  to  be  built  is  the  St.  Jo- 
seph's Home  at  5148  Prairie  Avenue.  It  was 
completed  in  1891. 

This  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  charities  of 
the  church  and  well  deserves  the  patronage 
of  all  who  can  give  anything  to  help  it  along. 


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FRONT  VIEW 


SIDE  VIEW 


CONVENT  OF  THE  MATERNAL  HEART 

CONDUCTED  BY 

THE  LITTLE  COMPANY  OF  MARY 

4130  INDIANA  AVE.,  CHICAGO 

By  the  invitation  of  the  Venerable  Archbishop  Feehan,  at  the  request  of  the 
late  Mr.  C.  A.  Mair,  benefactor  and  life  long  friend  of  The  Little  Company  of 
Mary,  the  Order  came  to  Chicago  in  1893.  Its  first  house  in  America  was  opened 
in  an  eight-room  cottage  at  4130  Indiana  Avenue ;  the  above  illustrations  repre- 
sent the  Convent  of  today  at  the  same  address. 

The  Little  Company  of  Mary  has  for  its  object  the  sanctification  of  its  mem- 
bers by  the  exercise  of  religious  life  and  the  care  of  the  sick  in  the  hospitals  or 
institutions  of  the  Order.  The  Sisters  also  nurse  the  sick  in  their  own  homes  ir- 
respective of  creed  or  position  in  life. 

Every  Sister  who  cares  for  the  sick  has  received  a  thorough  training  and  is 
a  registered  trained  nurse. 

The  Little  Company  of  Mary  has  no  lay  sisters,  but  conducts  a  Novitiate 
where  suitable  subjects  are  received  and  given  a  training  to  fit  them  for  the 
work  of  the  Order. 

The  Habit  worn  by  the  Sisters  in  the  sick  room  is  blue  and  white — (The 
Blessed  Virgin's  colors) — which  produce  a  cheering  effect  on  the  patient. 

Special  devotions  for  the  dying — prayers  and  sacrifices  are  constantly  prac- 
ticed by  the  Community.  Many  beautiful  deaths  have  been  recorded,  and  many 
careless  and  fallen  away  Catholics  have  been  cured  physically  and  spiritually 
and  now  lead  useful  Christian  lives. 

The  Little  Company  of  Mary  was  founded  in  England.  The  Mother  House 
is  located  in  Rome,  Italy.  The  present  branch  houses  are  in  Florence,  Fiesole, 
Malta,  South  Africa,  Australia,  New  Zealand,  England,  Ireland  and  North  and 
South  America. 

Any  information  relative  to  services,  etc.,  will  be  cheerfully  given  by  ad- 
dressing 

THE  LITTLE  COMPANY  OF  MARY, 
Telephone  Drexel  1027.  4130  Indiana  Avenue,  Chicago,  Illinois. 


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HOUSE  OF  THE  GOOD  SHEPHERD 


The  House  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  the  well- 
known  institution  for  the  reclaiming  of  way- 
ward and  evilly-disposed  girls  and  women,  is 
located  at  1126  Grace  Street.  It  was  estab- 
lished in  1859  and  incorporated  under  the  laws 
of  the  State  of  Illinois  in  1867.  Since  its 
foundation  more  than  half  a  century  ago  more 
than  twenty  thousand  have  passed  through  its 


doors.  There  are  at  present  over  four  hundred 
inmates,  with  forty-one  Sisters  of  the  Good 
Shepherd  in  charge.  The  common  branches  of 
an  English  education  are  taught,  also  stenog- 
raphy, typewriting  and  bookkeeping,  besides 
domestic  science,  fine  sewing  and  other  indus- 
trial arts.  All  are  received,  irrespective  of  na- 
tionality or  creed. 


ILLINOIS  TECHNICAL  SCHOOL  FOR  COLORED  GIRLS 


The  Chicago  Industrial  School  for  Girls  was 
opened  at  Forty-ninth  Street  and  Indiana  Ave- 
nue September  23,  1889.  In  August,  1911,  the 
children  of  this  school  were  transferred  to  the 
new  building  prepared  for  them  in  Desplaines, 
Illinois,  and  the  Sisters  of  the  Good  Shepherd 


opened  their  doors  to  the  dependent  colored 
children  of  Chicago,  under  the  title  "Illinois 
Technical  School  for  Colored  Girls."  The  pres- 
ent enrollment  is  115.  Reverend  Thomas 
O'Gara,  pastor  of  Corpus  Christi  Church,  and 
his  asssistants  are  in  attendance. 


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ST.  JOSEPH'S  HOME  FOR  THE  FRIENDLESS. 

The  organization  of  St.  Joseph's  Home  for 
the  Friendless,  which  is  located  at  Thirty-fifth 
Street  and  Lake  Park  Avenue,  is  due  to  the 
efforts  of  the  Most  Reverend  J.  E.  Quigley, 
D.  D.,  Archbishop  of  Chicago.  It  was  incor- 
porated in  1912  and  is  conducted  by  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Joseph. 


ST.  JOSEPH'S  HOME   FOR  GIRLS. 

St.  Joseph's  Home  for  Girls,  located  at  1100 
South  May  Street,  is  a  home  for  young  women 
and  girls  employed  in  shops,  offices,  and  stores 
and  has  150  inmates.  Miss  Sarah  Mellon  is 
the  superintendent. 


WORKING  BOYS'    HOME,   FOUNDED   1890. 

The  Mission  of  Our  Lady  of  Mercy,  or  better  known  as  the  Working  Hoys' Home,  was  founded 
in  1890  by  the  Reverend  Louis  Campbell.  The  institution  was  then  situated  at  LaSalle  and  Jack- 
son Streets.  Father  Campbell  was  succeeded  by  the  Reverend  Dennis  Mahoney.  In  1906  Father 
Quille  took  charge.  The  present  building  at  1140  Jackson  Boulevard  has  been  erected  during 
his  administration.  This  home  shelters  about  one  hundred  boys. 


142 


THE  CONVENT  OF  MEECY  AND  MERCY  HOME,  FOUNDED  1874. 

The  Mercy  Home,  at  2834  Wabash  Avenue,  is  a  boarding-house  for  women  and  girls  of  good  character  con- 
ducted by  the  Sisters  of  Mercy.  All  the  comforts  and  protection  of  a  refined  private  home  are  provided  for  the 
patrons.  There  are  at  present  160  guests.  The  Convent  of  Mercy  was  founded  in  1874,  which  was  then  located  on 
Calumet  Avenue,  near  Mercy  Hospital. 


THE   HOUSE   OF   PROVIDENCE,   FOUNDED   1882. 

The  House  of  Providence,  at    1121  Orleans  Street,   is   conducted  as  a  home  for  working  girls,  by  the  Sisters  of 
St.  Francis,  by  whom  it  was  founded  in   1882. 


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SAINT  CLARA  COLLEGE  AND  ACADEMY,  SINSINAWA,  WISCONSIN 


THE  SISTERS  OF  ST.  DOMINIC  OF  SINSINAWA 


In  the  southwestern  part  of  Wisconsin  about 
six  miles  from  Dubuque,  Iowa,  and  ten  miles 
from  Galena,  Illinois,  is  situated  Sinsinawa,  the 
remarkable  beauty  of  whose  natural  setting 
has  frequently  been  the  theme  of  a  poet 's  verse. 
Here,  on  the  southern  slope  of  Sinsinawa 
Mound,  is  Saint  Clara  Convent,  the  Mother- 
house  of  the  Dominican  Sisters  of  the  Congre- 
gation of  the  Holy  Rosary,  who  since  1868  have 
been  teaching  in  the  parish  schools  of  Chicago. 
Here,  too,  is  the  well  known  Saint  Clara  Col- 
lege. The  institution  now  chartered  under  the 
title  of  Saint  Clara  College  and  Academy  was 
founded  in  1854  by  the  zealous  and  scholarly 
pioneer  priest  of  the  Northwest,  the  Reverend 
Samuel  Charles  Mazzuchelli,  O.  P.  Through  a 
period  of  sixty-one  years,  it  has  sustained  the 
reputation  of  a  prominent  educational  center. 
In  the  sacrifices  which  the  Sisters  have  made  to 
bring  to  the  students  entrusted  to  them  all  that 
is  best  in  each  line  of  study,  they  have  had  but 
one  aim.  They  have  labored  to  equip,  for  the 
duties  of  life,  Christian  women  distinguished 
by  power  of  intellect,  integrity  of  character, 
and  liveliness  of  faith.  In  a  time  when  secular 
colleges  and  universities,  favored  by  enormous 
wealth  and  worldly  reputation,  are  offering 
extraordinary  advantages  in  the  world  of  edu- 
cation, the  demands  on  the  Catholic  schools  are 
vital.  The  Sisters  of  Sinsinawa,  like  other 
Religious  who  conduct  similar  Academies  and 
Colleges,  are  zealously  alert  to  every  opportu- 
nity and  project  which  will  make  for  strength 
in  the  position  of  our  Catholic  institutions.  For 
the  benefit  of  the  School  of  Music  and  the 
School  of  Art,  they  have  spent  years  in  the 
studios  of  Rome,  Florence,  Munich  and  Paris. 


Copies  of  the  great  Masters  made  by  the  Sis- 
ters have  been  declared  by  distinguished  critics 
to  be  most  faithful  reproductions.  Teachers  of 
the  ancient  Classics  at  Saint  Clara  have  had 
advantages  of  special  study  and  original  re- 
search in  Italy  and  Greece.  The  departments 
of  Philosophy,  English,  Mathematics,  History, 
Science  and  Languages  are  conducted  by  Sis- 
ters who  have  had  their  advanced  degrees 
' '  cum  laude ' '  from  our  own  Catholic  University 
or  from  other  leading  universities  of  America. 
The  standard  of  the  work  accomplished  at 
Sinsinawa  has  been  generally  recognized.  Saint 
Clara  Academy  is  accredited  to  the  Catholic 
University  of  America,  and  is  listed  in  the 
North  Central  Association  of  Secondary 
Schools.  The  University  of  Wisconsin,  and  all 
universities  which  honor  it,  accept  without 
question,  credits  for  advanced  standing  from 
students  in  any  year  of  the  Saint  Clara  College 
course.  A  recognition  of  the  diploma  of  the 
college  has  been  granted  by  the  Department  of 
Education  of  Wisconsin  and  of  other  states, 
whereby  a  student  on  whom  Saint  Clara  College 
confers  the  Bachelor's  degree  may  receive  a 
State  Teachers'  License.  In  the  School  of 
-Music  the  degree  of  B.  M.  is  conferred.  Gradu- 
ates from  this  Department  have  won  real  dis- 
tinction in  noted  Conservatories  of  Music. 

The  attainments  of  her  graduates,  the  com- 
mendation of  the  Faculty  by  eminent  educators 
of  the  country,  the  standard  of  Christian 
instruction  and  fidelity  to  the  beautiful  scholas- 
tic traditions  of  the  Dominican  Order  which 
she  has  labored  to  maintain  prove  that  Saint 
Clara  is  a  leading  force  in  the  life  o,f  Catholic 
education  in  the  United  States. 


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MOUNT  ST.  JOSEPH  COLLEGE,     DUBUQUE,  IOWA. 


ITUATED  in  a  beautiful  woodland  district,  on 
an  eminence  overlooking  the  city  of  Dubuque, 
Mount  St.  Joseph  College  possesses  every 
charm  so  fortunate  a  location  can  furnish. 
From  its  elevated  position,  it  commands  an  extensive 
view  of  the  surrounding  country,  a  place  unrivaled 
for  the  richness  and  variety  of  natural  beauty.  On 
the  grounds  are  many  dear  and  familiar  spots  of  rare 

loveliness The      Pines,      Angel      Campus,      Glen-Oak, 

where   the    first   violets   are    found,    and    the   Grotto    of 
Our  Lady  of  Lourdes. 

Mount  St.  Joseph  has  been  in  existence  since  1843, 
when  it  was  established  as  an  Academy  for  the  educa- 
tion of  girls  and  young  women,  under  the  auspices  of 
Rt.  Rev.  Matthias  Loras,  the  first  Bishop  of  Dubuque. 
It  was  at  his  invitation  that  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of 
the  Blessed  Virgin  Mary,  a  community  devoted  exclu- 


Francis  Clarke  Hall,  named  in  honor  of  the  Sister- 
Foundress  of  the  Community,  is  completely  and 
handsomely  furnished.  In  addition  to  private  rooms, 
it  contains  class-rooms,  a  tea-room,  reception  hall  and 
a  large,  pleasant  social  room. 

The  College  has  complete  library  and  laboratory 
equipment,  a  gymnasium,  auditorium  and  a  depart- 
ment fitted  for  the  study  of  household  economics. 
Every  advantage  for  the  acquisition  of  literary  and 
musical  culture  is  afforded  the  students.  Lectures 
and  concerts  are  given  by  the  best  scholars  and 
musicians,  and  continual  impetus  to  literary  effort  is 
furnished  by  the  college  journal,  conducted  by  the 
students  under  the  supervision  of  the  faculty.  The 
interests  and  activities  connected  with  the  life  of  the 
college  are  furthered  by  religious,  literary  and  alumni 
societies.  Two  scholarships  are  available — The  Very 


MOUNT  ST.  JOSEPH  COLLEGE 


sively  to  educational  work,  had  come  from  Philadel- 
phia to  begin  their  labors  in  the  West.  Success 
attended  their  earliest  efforts  in  this  frontier  town  of 
scanty  population,  and  in  1881,  so  great  had  been  the 
increase  in  the  enrollment  of  the  school  and  so  rapidly 
had  the  new  city  grown  around  them,  that  a  change 
of  site  was  deemed  necessary,  and  the  school  was 
removed  to  its  present  location.  Continued  prosperity 
has  necessitated  the  erection  of  several  buildings,  so 
that  at  present  the  establishment  comprises  the 
academy,  college,  chapel,  conservatory  of  music  and 
art  and  Mary  Francis  Clarke  Hall,  a  residence  for  the 
college  students. 

Thorough  systems  of  electric  lighting,  heating  and 
ventilating  are  employed,  and  all  the  buildings  have 
been  so  planned  that  every  room  has  the  benefit  of 
direct  sunlight  for  some  hours  each  day.  Every  build- 
ing has  been  constructed  with  regard  to  the  harmony 
of  the  whole,  and,  as  a  result,  an  imposing  set  of 
structures  graces  the  Mount  property.  The  Chapel  of 
the  Sacred  Heart  is  in  the  Romanesque  style.  Exterior 
and  interior  are  beautiful  in  their  simplicity  and  finish. 
The  Conservatory  of  Music  and  Art  is  an  imposing 
building.  From  its  several  balconies  there  is  a  magnifi- 
cent view  of  the  city  among  its  seven  hills.  Mary 


Rev.  Terence  J.   Donaghoe  Scholarship  and  The  Mary 
Francis  Clarke  Scholarship. 

The  College  and  Academy  are  affiliated  in  all  their 
courses  with  the  Catholic  University  of  America,  and 
with  the  Iowa  State  University.  The  College  is  also 
registered  with  the  New  York  Board.  Mount  St. 
Joseph  has  all  the  privileges  the  law  accords  to 
incorporated  institutions.  The  administration  of  the 
establishment  is  conducted  by  the  Superior,  who  is 
assisted  in  her  government  by  a  local  council,  the 
directress  and  the  prefects  of  each  department;  while 
general  supervision  is  exercised  by  the  Superior 
General  of  the  Order  and  her  board  of  consultors  at 
Mount  Carmel.  Under  such  carefully  regulated  man- 
agement, and  provided  as  they  are  with  every  help  for 
physical,  intellectual  and  moral  development,  there 
is  every  reason  why  the  pupils  should  attain  the  edu- 
cational ideal  which  calls  for  the  harmonious  maturing 
of  all  their  powers.  Perhaps  the  truest  test  of  the 
work  done  by  the  school  is  found  in  the  lives  of  its 
Alumni,  who,  true  to  the  ideals  and  principles  of  their 
Alma  Mater,  as  queens  in  their  homes  or  as  workers 
in  educational  and  other  fields,  are  living  representa- 
tives of  what  is  best  and  noblest  in  Christian  woman- 
hood. 


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INDEX  TO  CHURCHES  AND  INSTITUTIONS 


ENGLISH  CHURCHES 

Cathedral     9 

St.  Agatha    65 

St.  Agnes     46 

All   Saints    52 

St.  Ailbe     00 

St.  Ambrose    57 

St.  Andrew     74 

St.  Anne     54 

Annunciation  of  the   B.  V.  M. .  66 

St.  Anselm    08 

St.  Attracta 42 

St.  Basil     45 

St.  Bernard     55 

Blessed  Sacrement    65 

St.  Bonaventure    75 

St.  Brenden     47 

St.  Bride 58 

St.  Bridget    46 

St.  Catharine   of   Genoa 60 

St.  Catharine  of  Sienna 37 

St.  Cecilia 54 

St.  Charles    of    Borromeo 40 

St.  Clare  of  Montefalco 79 

St.  Columbanus   58 

St.  Columbkille 40 

Corpus  Christi    53 

St.  Cyril     115 

St.  David   44 

St.  Denis,   Lockport. 81 

St.  Dominic     72 

St.  Elizabeth    29 

Epiphany 65 

St.  Edmund,  Oak  Park 42 

St.  Edward    75 

St.  Finbarr    63 

St.  Gabriel     45 

St.  Gall    65 

St.  Genevieve    75 

St.  Gertrude   75 

Holy  Angels    ; 28 

Holy  Cross    52 

Holy  Family 20 

Holy  Rosary  63 

St.  Ignatius 22 

Immaculate  Conception 35 

Immaculate  Conception,  Wau- 

kegan    81 

St.  Ita   34 

St.  James    27 

St.  Jarlath    42 

St.  Jerome 33 

St.  Joachim     63 

St.  John   .                                      .  29 


St.  John  Berchman 60 

St.  Kil.an  5j 

St.  J.aurence  5s 

St.  .Leo  55 

St.  Lucy  37 

St.  Maiachy 7i 

St.  Maigaret  60 

St.  Ma.K  08 

St.  Maiy  l^- 
St.  Maiy  s,  E\anston 81 

St.  Maiy  s  of  the  Lake 32 

Mateinicy  of  the  Blessed  \  ir- 

gin  iia^y  76 

St.  Matthew  33 

St.  Mel 69 

St.  Monica  79 

Nativity  of  Cur  Loid 43 

Our  Lady  of  the  Angels 68 

Our  Lady  of  Good  Counsel....  4ii 

Our  Lady  of  Grace  75 

Our  Lady  Help  of  Christians..  76 

Our  Lady  of  Lourdes  33 

Our  Lady  of  Mercy  70 

Our  Lady  of  Mt.  Carmel 34 

Our  Lady  of  Sorrows 38-39 

Our  Lady  of  Victory  72 

St.  Patrick  60 

St.  Patrick,  (Adams  and  Des- 

plaines)  18-19 

Paulist  Fathers  17 

St.  Philip  Neri 59 

St.  Pius  79 

Precious  Blood  71 

Presentation 41 

Queen  of  Angels 76 

Resurrection  of  Our  Lord 70 

St.  Rita  49 

St.  Rose  of  Lima 45 

Sacred  Heart  22 

St.  Sebastian  35 

St.  Stephen  66 

St.  Sylvester  72 

St.  Thomas  Apostle 52 

St.  Thomas  Aquinas 70 

St.  Veronica  37 

St.  Viator  76 

St.  Vincent  de  Paul 30-31 

Visitation  48 

GERMAN   CHURCHES 

St.  Aloysius    62 

St.  Alphonsus     26 

St.  Anthony   of   Padua 50 

St.  Augustine  56 


St.  Benedict    67 

St.  Boniface    80 

St.  Clara    67 

St.  Clement   36 

St.  Dionysius,   Hawthorne 80 

St.  Francis  of  Assisium 77 

St.  Francis   de  Sales. 61 

St.  Francis   Xavier • 61 

St.  George   78 

St.  Gregory   , 64 

St.  Henry     36 

Holy  Ghost   64 

Holy    Trinity    61 

Immaculate    Conception 64 

St.  Joseph 23 

St.  Joseph,  Lockport 80 

St.  Martin    64 

St.  Matthias     80 

St.  Mauritius    78 

St.  Michael's   24-25 

St.  Nicholas    50 

St.  Nicholas,  Evanston 62 

Our  Lady  of  Perpetual  Help. . .  78 

St.  Paul's     51 

SS.  Peter  and  Paul 62 

St.  Peter    23 

St.  Philomena    77 

St.  Raphael     77 

Sacred  Heart 62 

St.  Teresa 36 

POLISH  CHURCHES 

St.  Adalbert . . 86,  87 

St.  Ann    93 

Ascension  of  Our  Lord,  Evans- 

ton    98 

St.  Barbara  92 

St.  Casimir 93 

Five  Holy  Martyrs 94 

St.  Florian    98 

St.  Francis  of  Assisium 92 

Good  Shepherd  96 

St.  Hedwig    84 

St.  Helen   94 

Holy  Innocents 89 

Holy    Trinity 97 

St.  Hyacinth     98 

Immaculate  Conception 90 

Immaculate    Heart 94 

St.  John    Cantius 88 

St.  John  of  God 96 

St.  Joseph   92 

St.  Josaphat 97 

St.  Mary    Magdalene 95 


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St.  Mary  of  the  Angels 85 

St.  Mary  of  Perpetual  Help...  92 

St.  Michael    !»1 

SS.  Peter  and  Paul 93 

Sacred   Heart    90 

St.  Salomea 95 

St.  Stanislaus  Kostka 83 

St.  Stanislaus,  Bishop  and  Mar- 
tyr      89 

St.  Stanislaus,  Bishop  and  Mar- 
tyr, Kankakee 82 

Transfiguration    04 

St.  Valentine    94 

St.  Wenoeslaus     95 

BOHEMIAN  CHURCHES 

St.  Agnes 101 

SS.  Cyril  and  Methodius 103 

St.  John   Nepomucene 102 

St.  Ludmila ]  02 

Mary  Queen  of  Heaven,  Cicero.  103 

Our  Lady  of  Good  Counsel 101 

Our  Lady  of  Lourdes 100 

St.  Procopius    100 

St.  Vitus    102 

St.  Wenceslaus 100 

SLOVENIAN  CHURCHES 

St.  George  Ill 

St.  Stephen    Ill 

GREEK   RUTHENIAN 

St.  Mary    10S 

St.  Nicholas    100 

HUNGARIAN 
Our  Lady  of  Hungary 108 

FRENCH    CHURCHES 

St.  Joseph    79 

St.  Louis    73 

Notre  Dame 73 

St.  John  the  Baptist 73 

St.  Rose  of  Lima,  Kankakee. .  .  82 

LITHUANIAN  CHURCHES 

All  Saints   108 

St.  Anthony,  Cicero 106 

St.  George 105 

Holy    Cross 106 

Immaculate  Conception 107 

St.  Joseph    108 

St.  Michael 105 

Our  Lady  of  Vilna 105 

Providence  of  God 107 


CROATIAN    CHURCHES 
Assumption   (see  Holy  Trinity) 

St.  Jerome  Ill 

Sacred   Heart    Ill 

Holy    Trinity    81 

SLOVAC  CHURCHES 

Assumption     110 

Holy  Rosary 110 

St.  Joseph    110 

St.  Michael  Archangel 110 

Sacred   Heart    .  ..110 


ITALIAN   CHURCHES 

St.   Anthony 113 

Assumption  of  the  Blessed  Vir- 
gin   Mary 112 

St.  Francis  a  Paula 114 

Holy   Guardian    Angel 1 1 3 

Holy    Rosary 113 

Sancta  Maria  Addolorata 112 

Sancta  Maria  Incoronata 113 

St.  Mary  of  Mount  Carmel. .  .  .  11 4 

Our  Lady  of  Pompei 1 12 

St.  Philip  Benizi 112 

HOSPITALS 

Alexian  Bros.  Hospital 131 

St.  Anthony  of  Padua  Hospital. 133 
St.   Bernard's   Hotel   Dieu   Hos- 
pital      13(> 

Columbus  Hospital   and   Exten- 
sion     134 

St.  Elizabeth's   Hospital 137 

Emergency  Hospital,  Kankakee  82 

St.  Joseph's  Hospital. 132 

St.  Joseph's  Hospital,  Joliet...l33 
St.  Mary  of  Nazareth  Hospital.  135 

Mercy   Hospital 130 

St.  Vincent's  Infant  Asylum. .  .132 

CHARITABLE   INSTITUTIONS 
Angel    Guardian    Orphan    Asy- 
lum   (German) 138 

St.  Ann's  Home  for  the  Aged, 

Techny   129 

Convent  of  the  Poor  Clares 136 

Franciscan    Sisters 125 

Bohemian  Orphan  Asylum,  Lisle, 

111 104 

Guardian    Angel    Orphan    Asy- 
lum   (Bohemian) 9S 


Holy  Ghost  Institute,  Techny..  129 
House  of  the  Good  Shepherd. .  .  141 

House  of  Providence.  .  . . , 143 

Illinois  Industrial  School  for 

Colored  Girls 141 

St.  Joseph's  H  o  in  e  for  the 

Friendless  142 

St.  Joseph's  Home  for  Girls...  142 

Little  Company  of  Mary 140 

Little  Sisters  of  the  Poor 139 

Mercy  Home 143 

1'assionist  Monastery 114 

Working  Boys'  Home 142 

EDUCATIONAL    INSTITUTIONS 

Academy  of  Our  Lady 119 

Academy    of    the    Resurrection, 

Niles    126 

St.  Angela's  Academy,  Morris.  .123 

Aquinas  High  School 59 

St.  Cyril's  College 115 

De   LaSalle   Institute 117 

Be   Paul  University 30-31 

Ephpheta  School  for  the  Deaf.  127 
St.  Francis  Xavier's  Academy.  118 

Holy  Child  Convent 124 

St.  Ignatius'  College 20-21 

St.  Joseph's  Seminary,   Kanka- 
kee        82 

Josephinum    Academy. 124 

St.  Joseph's   Industrial   School, 

Techny  128 

Loretto    Academy 124 

St.  Louis  High  School 123 

Loyola  University 20-21 

St.  Mary's  High  School 122 

St.  Mary's  Academy,  Joliet. . .  .  120 
St.  Mary's  Mission  House, 

Techny  128 

Mount  St.  Joseph  College,  Du- 

buque    145 

Our  Lady  of  Providence 121 

St.  Patrick's    Academy 137 

St.  Patrick's  Commercial  Acad- 
emy    110 

St.  Philip's  High  School 39 

St.  Procopius  College,  Lisle. . .  .104 

St.  Rita's   College 7"49 

Sacred  Heart  Academy 124 

St.  Clara  College,  Sinsinawa. .  .144 

St.  Scholastica's  Academy 120 

Sisters  of  St.  Casimir 125 

St.  Stanislaus'  College 84 


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